RTÉ Sport has announced a shortlist of six nominees for the RTÉ Sport Team of the Year Award.
The winner of the award, which celebrates outstanding collaborative achievement by Irish sportspeople, will be decided by a public vote on the night of the RTÉ Sport Awards.
The RTÉ Sport Awards, which are run in association with the Irish Sports Council, will be broadcast live on RTÉ One on Sunday 21 December at 9.30pm.
The Sports Person of the Year and Manager of the Year will also be honoured on the night of the awards. The nominees for those awards will be revealed on 'Sunday Sport' on RTÉ Radio 1 this weekend.
The Nominees:
Cork Ladies Football
Cork Camogie
Dundalk FC
Ireland Rugby
Kerry
Kilkenny
The Cork Ladies Football team became All-Ireland champions for the ninth time in 10 years while the Cork Camogie team made it double glory for the county by also winning their All-Ireland championship after a close contest with Kilkenny.
Dundalk FC won the EA Sports Cup and came out on top after a thrilling SSE Airtricity League, becoming Premier Division champions on the last day of the season.
The Ireland rugby team were RBS 6 Nations winners in March and also had notable victories over Argentina, South Africa and Australia.
In Gaelic football, Kerry completed a remarkable turnaround in fortunes by winning this year’s All-Ireland title after a run to the final that included two epic contests against Mayo.
Kilkenny also took part in a historic match, playing out a thrilling drawn final against Tipperary before claiming the Liam MacCarthy Cup for the seventh time in nine years in a replay.
