- GAA All Stars Awards
The All Stars Awards, currently sponsored by
Vodafone , are given annually since 1971 by theGaelic Athletic Association to the best player in each of the fifteen positions inGaelic football &Hurling inIreland . Additionally, one player in each code is selected as the player of the year. Equivalent awards exist for Ladies football [ [http://www.ladiesgaelic.ie/gallery/07allstars.htm Ladies' All Stars 2007] ] , andCamogie [ [http://www.camogie.ie/Home/tabid/54/mid/411/newsid412/13/Default.aspx Camogie All-Stars 2007] ] .History and procedure
Since the 1960s there had been a tradition of annually selecting the best player in each position, in football and
hurling , to create a special team of the year. Between 1963 and 1967 these players received what was known as theCú Chulainn award. In 1971 these awards were formalised into the annual All-Star Awards.The All-Stars team comprises the best player in each position, regardless of club or county affiliation. The composition of the All Star teams are decided by a small panel of sports journalists from the national media. The awards are presented at a gala banquet in November following the end of the championship season. Both men's teams are honoured with a special holiday where they play an exhibition game. Since 1971 over 1,000 players have been honoured with All-Stars Awards.
Damien Martin of Offaly was the first ever recipient of the award, while in 2004 Paul Galvin of Kerry became the 1,000th winner of the award.Winners
Most Recent Winners
Men's Gaelic Football
See here
Hurling
See here
Past winners
For a complete listing of all winners see the following articles
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GAA All-Time All-Star Award (Football)
*GAA All-Time All-Star Award (Hurling)
*All Stars Footballer of the Year
*All Stars Hurler of the Year
*GAA All Stars Awards winners (football)
*GAA All Stars Awards winners (hurling)
*Ladies' football All Stars Past Winners
*Camogie All Stars Past WinnersRecords
Brothers
Fifteen sets of brothers have won All Star Awards in
hurling . They are:*Colm, Conal and Cormac Bonnar of Tipperary.
*Tom andJim Cashman of Cork.
*Andy andMartin Comerford of Kilkenny.
*John and Joe Connolly of Galway.
*Jimmy andJoe Cooney of Galway.
*Johnny, Billy andJoe Dooley of Offaly.
*Colm andTony Doran of Wexford.
*Liam and Ger Fennelly of Kilkenny.
*Pat, Ger and John Henderson of Kilkenny.
*Eoin and Paul Kelly of Tipperary.
*Brian andFrank Lohan of Clare.
*Willie and Eddie O'Connor of Kilkenny.
*Seán Óg andSetanta Ó hAilpín of Cork.
*Aidan and Bobby Ryan of Tipperary.
*Martin and John Quigley of Wexford.One set of twins have won All Star Awards in hurling:
*Jerry andBen O'Connor of Cork.Nine sets of brothers have won All Star Awards in
Gaelic football . They are:*Matt and Richie Connor of Offaly.
*Tomás and Liam Connor of Offaly.
*Dermot and Paul Earley of Roscommon.
*Seán and Brendan Lowry of Offaly.
*James and Martin McHugh of Donegal.
*Anthony and John McGurk of Derry.
*Tom, Mick andPat Spillane of Kerry.
*Tomás, Darragh andMarc O Se of Kerry.
*Kenneth andConor Mortimer of Mayo.Father and Son
Five father and son pairings have won All Star Awards. Four of these were in football:
*Pat Reynolds and Paddy Reynolds of Meath.
*Dermot Earley andDermot Earley, Jnr of Roscommon and Kildare.
*Liam O'Neill and Kevin O'Neill of Mayo and Galway.
*Frank McGuigan andBrian McGuigan of Tyrone.
*Bernard Brogan Snr andAlan Brogan ( Dublin )The only hurling father and son pairing are:
*Fan Larkin andPhilly Larkin of Kilkenny.Dual All Stars
One player,
Ray Cummins of Cork, holds the unique record of winning ahurling and a football All Star in the same year (1971).Three other players share the distinction of winning All Star awards in both hurling and football, but they did not win the accolades in the same year. These players are:
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Jimmy Barry-Murphy of Cork
* Brian Murphy of Cork
*Liam Currams of OffalyDue to the pressures of the modern games it is unlikely that these players' feats will ever be repeated.
Top Winners
People who have received five or more awards since their introduction in 1971.
* 9 awards -
Pat Spillane of Kerry in football,D.J. Carey of (Kilkenny) in hurling
* 8 awards -Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny) in hurling
* 7 awards -Mikey Sheehy (Kerry) in football,Noel Skehan (Kilkenny) in hurling
* 6 awards -Peter Canavan (Tyrone) in football,Jack O'Shea (Kerry) in football,Ger Power (Kerry) in football,Joe McKenna (Limerick),Nicky English (Tipperary) in hurling,
* 5 awards - John Egan (Kerry), John O'Keeffe (Kerry),John O'Leary (Dublin),Páidí Ó Sé (Kerry), all in football,Pat Hartigan (Limerick),Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny), Joe Hennessy (Kilkenny), Eoin Kelly (Tipperary) in hurling,Eddie Keher (Kilkenny) in hurling (Keher also earlier won 4 Cú Chulainn awards, 9 total)ee also
External links
*http://www.gaa.ie/page/football_all_stars.html
*http://www.gaa.ie/page/hurling_all_stars.html
*http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/footballallstars.html
*http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/hurlingallstars.html
*http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/sport/2007/1018/1192565696175.html
*http://www.tribune.ie/2007/10/21/105907.htmlReferences
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