The nominations for the Eircell GAA All-star awards have been announced. Cork dominates the list of hurling nominations, with the All-Ireland champion's nominations totaling 13. Cork are also well represented in the football nominations, equaling All-Ireland finalists Meath's total of
12 players.
Eleven of the football nominees were part of the Ireland's successful international panel in Australia. The All-Star team will be selected in December.
Eircell Hurling All-star Nominations:
Goalkeepers: D Fitzgerald (Clare), D Cusack (Cork), J McGarry (Kilkenny)
Defenders: A Daly, L Doyle, B Lohan, F Lohan, S McMahon (All Clare), J Browne, B Corcoran, S O'hAilpin, D O'Sullivan, F Ryan, W Sherlock (All Cork), C Moore (Galway), P Barry, M Kavanagh, W O'Connor (All Kilkenny), K Kinahan, B Whelehan, S Whelehan (All Offaly)
Midfield: O Baker, C Lynch (All Clare), D Byrne, A Comerford (All Kilkenny), J Dooley, J Pilkington (Offaly)
Forwards: N Gilligan, A Markham, J O'Connor (All Clare), A Browne, J Deane, T McCarthy, F McCormack, S McGrath, B O'Connor (Cork), E Cloonan, A Kerins (Galway), DJ Carey, B McEvoy, J Power, H Shefflin (All Kilkenny), N Rigney (Laois), J Troy (Offaly), T Dunne (Tipperary)
Eircell Football All-star Nominations
Goalkeepers: B Tierney (Armagh), K O'Dwyer (Cork), C O'Sullivan (Meath)
Defenders: K Hughes, A McCann, K McGeeney, E McNulty, J McNulty (Armagh), M Cronin, A Lynch, R McCarthy, C O'Sullivan, O Sexton (Cork), S Moynihan (Kerry), K Cahill, A Roche (Mayo), D Fay, C Murphy, E McManus, M O'Reilly, P Reynolds (All Meath)
Midfield: J Burns (Armagh), N Murphy, M O'Sullivan (Cork), A Tohill (Derry), C Whelan (Dublin), J McDermott (Meath)
Forwards: D Marsden, O McConville, P McKeever (All Armagh), P Clifford, D Davis, J Kavanagh, P O'Mahony (All Cork), S Mulholland (Down), I Robertson (Dublin), P Joyce (Galway), A McGearailt (Kerry), J Horan (Mayo), D Curtis, G Geraghty, T Giles, E Kelly, O Murphy (All Meath), D Dolan (Westmeath)
