Eleven Galway hurling stars nominated for PwC All Stars
The Galway senior hurlers have received 11 PwC All-Star nominations following their run to the All-Ireland final.
Turloughmore clubman Cillian Trayers and Jason Rabbitte have both been nominated for All-Stars, as well as being in contention for Young Hurler of the Year. Cork’s William Buckley is also nominated for the young hurler award.
Galway captain Darren Morrissey, Padraic Mannion, Ronan Glennon, Daithi Burke and Trayers have all received nominations in defence. Last year’s All-Star winner Cathal Mannion has been nominated in midfield, while forwards Darragh Neary, Aaron Niland, Tom Monaghan, Conor Whelan and Rabbitte have also been included.
Limerick’s Diarmaid Byrnes and Gearoid Hegarty, along with Cork’s Brian Hayes, have been nominated for Hurler of the Year.Liam MacCarthy Cup champions Limerick, who also secured the Munster and Allianz League titles this year, lead the hurling nominations with 13 places on the 45-player shortlist.
Cork have seven nominations, Clare six and Dublin three, while Waterford and Offaly have two each. Cian Kenny is Kilkenny’s sole representative.The All-Star nominations were selected by a group of Gaelic Games correspondents from print, radio, television and digital media and chaired by GAA president Jarlath Burns.
This year’s awards will be the 55th staging of the PwC All-Stars, which date back to 1971.The PwC All-Stars will be presented at a gala black-tie event at Dublin’s RDS on Friday, October 30, with the ceremony to be broadcast live on RTÉ.
Meanwhile, Galway footballers Robert Finnerty and John Maher have also been noiminated for PWC All Stars. Salthill Knocknacarra clubmen John Maher and Robert Finnerty are the only Galway footballers to receive nominations.It is the third consecutive year that both Maher and Finnerty have been nominated for All-Stars, with both players last claiming awards in 2024.
Mayo’s Ryan O’Donoghue and Jack Carney and Kerry’s David Clifford have been nominated for Footballer of the Year.
Mayo also have two nominees for Young Footballer of the Year, with Darragh Beirne and Kobe McDonald joined on the shortlist by Louth’s Dara McDonnell.
All-Ireland champions Mayo lead the county breakdown with 11 nominations. Kerry have seven, Dublin five and Westmeath four. Monaghan, Armagh and Louth have three each, while Roscommon, Cork, Galway and Tyrone have two apiece, with Donegal represented by one nominee.