All-Ireland Champions Cork and Ulster Champions Armagh dominate the nominations for the 2006 O'Neills/TG4 Ladies Gaelic Football All-Stars.
Two in a row champions Cork have eight players shortlisted, including Captain Juliet Murphy, dual star Rena Buckley and star forwards Mary O’Connor and Nollaig Cleary.
Armagh captain Bronagh O’Donnell from Crossmaglen and her twin sister Alma are also nominated as is star midfielder Caroline O’Hanlon and forwards Aileen Matthews and Mairead Tennison.
In total, the All-Ireland runners up have seven nominations.
Connacht Champions Galway have no fewer than five nominations while Leinster Champions Laois received four.
Leinster runners up Meath will be delighted with five nominations as star forwards Grainne Nulty and Geraldine Doherty are amongst the Royal players chosen. Dublin, who had a disappointing year, receive only one nomination through young forward Sinead Aherne.
Junior winners Sligo were rewarded for their All-Ireland triumph with goalkeeper Katrina Connolly's nomination while other notable inclusions include Wexford’s Leona Tector, Limerick’s Dympna O'Brien and Longford’s Sharon Treacy.
This year the All-Star banquet takes place in CityWest on 18 November.
O'Neills/TG4 Ladies Football All Star Nominations:
Goalkeepers: Katrina Connolly (Sligo), Fionnuala McAtamney (Armagh) Irene Munnelly (Meath)
Defenders: Rena Buckley (Cork), Aoibheann Daly (Galway), Sinead Dooley (Meath), Grainne Ni Fhlatharta (Kerry) Emer Flaherty (Galway), Patrica Fogarty (Laois), Rebecca Hallahan (Waterford), Maire Kelly (Tyrone) Caoimhe Marley (Armagh) Ann Marie McDonagh (Galway), Louise McKeever (Meath), Lorraine Muckian (Laois) Marie O’Connell (Galway), Bronagh O'Donnell (Armagh) Brid Stack (Cork) Leona Tector (Wexford), Sharon Tracey (Longford), Angela Walsh (Cork)
Midfield: Claire Egan (Mayo), Norita Kelly (Cork) Juliet Murphy (Cork) Alma O'Donnell (Armagh), Mary O'Donnell (Waterford), Caroline O'Hanlon (Armagh)
Forwards: Sinead Ahearne (Dublin), Nollaig Cleary (Cork) Geraldine Doherty (Meath) Christina Heffernan (Mayo), Gillian Joyce (Galway) Martha Kirwin (Laois), Tracy Lawlor (Laois), Brianne Leahy (Kildare), Aileen Matthews (Armagh), Trina McNicholas (Mayo), Valerie Mulcahy (Cork), Grainne Nulty (Meath) Dympna O'Brien (Limerick) Mary O'Connor (Cork) Sarah O'Connor (Kerry) Cora Staunton (Mayo) Bronagh Sheridan (Cavan) Mairead Tennyson (Armagh)
