The Dublin Bus/''Evening Herald'' Dubs Stars Football/Hurling are the players chosen as the top
Gaelic football and
hurling players in their given position in the year that the Blue stars awards are awarded. The Dublin Blue Stars are a similar award to the
GAA All Stars Awards
The Gaelic Athletic Association-Gaelic Players' Association All Stars Awards (often known simply as the All Stars) are awarded annually to the best player in each of the 15 playing positions in Gaelic football and hurling. Additionally, one playe ...
which are awarded annually by the
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include t ...
.
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...
traditionally play against the Blue stars team in a challenge match, which proves to be an opportunity to see and try out new players for the Dublin football and Hurling teams.
The 2006 Blues Star football challenge match ended with
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...
winning the game by a scoreline of 3–17 to 0–12. The 2006 Blue Star Hurling match was also won by Dublin, the game finished on a scoreline of 2–19 to 0–10. Both 2007 Blue Stars games finished level at full-time and both games were forced into penalties and the Blue Stars won on both occasions.
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2007 Football Blue Stars Winners
Goalkeeper
* Michael Savage ( St Vincents)
Full backs
* Paul Griffin (Kilmacud Crokes
Kilmacud Crokes ( ir, Cill Mochuda Na Crócaigh) is a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Background
Kilmacud GAA club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint ...
)
* Martin Cahill ( St Brigids)
* Paul Conlon ( St Vincents)
Half backs
* Chris Guckian ( St Judes)
* Kevin Nolan
Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan (born 24 June 1982) is an English former professional footballer and current first team coach for Premier League club West Ham United. He has represented England at under-21 level.
After growing up in Toxteth, Live ...
(Kilmacud Crokes
Kilmacud Crokes ( ir, Cill Mochuda Na Crócaigh) is a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Background
Kilmacud GAA club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint ...
)
* Ger Brennan ( St Vincents)
Midfield
* Michael O'Shea ( St Vincents)
* Ken Darcy ( St Brigids)
Half forwards
* Brendan McMenamin ( St Judes)
* Mark Vaughan
Mark Vaughan (born 17 May 1985 in Dublin) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Kilmacud Crokes club and, formerly, for the Dublin county team. He made his break into the senior Dublin squad in 2005 making his first senior champions ...
(Kilmacud Crokes
Kilmacud Crokes ( ir, Cill Mochuda Na Crócaigh) is a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Background
Kilmacud GAA club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint ...
)
* Gareth Smith (St Oliver Plunkett's/ER)
Full forwards
* Kevin Bonner ( St Brigids)
* Tomás Quinn ( St Vincent's)
* Bernard Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett's/ER)
Substitutes
* Dan Nelligan (Kilmacud Crokes
Kilmacud Crokes ( ir, Cill Mochuda Na Crócaigh) is a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Background
Kilmacud GAA club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint ...
)
* Eoin Brady ( St Vincents)
* Paul Brogan ( St Oliver Plunketts/ER)
* Barry Cahill ( St Brigids)
* Paddy Andrews
Patrick Andrews (1913-1981) was an Irish footballer who played as a midfielder in the League of Ireland.
Andrews was a part of the Bohemians amateur team of the late 1920s and early 1930s. He won full international caps for Irish Free State, ...
( St Brigids)
* Kevin McMenamin ( St Judes)
2006 Football Blue Stars
*Stephen Gallagher ( UCD)
*Willie Lowry ( St. Vincent's)
*Paddy Navin ( UCD)
*John McCarthy ( UCD)
* P. Griffin (Kilmacud Crokes
Kilmacud Crokes ( ir, Cill Mochuda Na Crócaigh) is a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Background
Kilmacud GAA club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint ...
)
* G. Brennan ( St Vincent's)
* C. Goggins (Ballinteer St Johns
Ballinteer St John's ( Irish: ''Naomh Eoin Bhaile an tSaoir'') is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinteer, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. Gaelic football and hurling are played.
History
The clubhouse is situated beside M ...
)
* P. Gilroy ( St Vincent's)
*Sean Brady ( UCD)
* B. Sheehan ( UCD)
* A. Brogan ( St Oliver Plunkett's/ER)
* A. O'Malley ( UCD)
* D. Connolly ( St Vincent's)
* T. Quinn ( St Vincent's)
* B. Brogan ( St Oliver Plunkett's/ER)
Substitutes
* P. Copeland ( St Judes)
*Brian Kirby ( Thomas Davis)
*Micheal Lyons ( St Judes)
* D. Murray ( Round Towers, Clondalkin)
*Tommy Brennan (Lucan Sarsfields
Lucan Sarsfields (Irish: ''Sáirséalaigh Leamhcáin'' ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Lucan, Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1886, making it one of the oldest GAA clubs in Dublin. Sarsfields were one of 16 teams which contes ...
)
* M. Davoren (Kilmacud Crokes
Kilmacud Crokes ( ir, Cill Mochuda Na Crócaigh) is a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Background
Kilmacud GAA club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint ...
)
* D. Farrell ( Na Fianna)
2007 Hurling Blue Stars
Goalkeeper
* G. Maguire (Ballyboden St Endas
Ballyboden St Enda's (''CLG Baile Buadáin Naomh Éanna'' in Irish) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knocklyon, South Dublin, Ireland. The Club serves the Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse ...
)
Full backs
* Cathal Ryan (Ballyboden St Endas
Ballyboden St Enda's (''CLG Baile Buadáin Naomh Éanna'' in Irish) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knocklyon, South Dublin, Ireland. The Club serves the Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse ...
)
* Stephen Perkins (Ballyboden St Endas
Ballyboden St Enda's (''CLG Baile Buadáin Naomh Éanna'' in Irish) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knocklyon, South Dublin, Ireland. The Club serves the Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse ...
)
* Ruairí Trainor ( St Vincent's)
Half backs
* S. Hiney (Ballyboden St Endas
Ballyboden St Enda's (''CLG Baile Buadáin Naomh Éanna'' in Irish) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knocklyon, South Dublin, Ireland. The Club serves the Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse ...
)
* Rónán Fallon ( St Vincent's)
* T. Brady ( North Dublin 2, Na Fianna)
Midfielders
* Malachy Travers (Ballyboden St Endas
Ballyboden St Enda's (''CLG Baile Buadáin Naomh Éanna'' in Irish) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knocklyon, South Dublin, Ireland. The Club serves the Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse ...
)
* A. McCrabbe ( Craobh Chiaráin)
Half forwards
* Dave Sweeney (Ballyboden St Endas
Ballyboden St Enda's (''CLG Baile Buadáin Naomh Éanna'' in Irish) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knocklyon, South Dublin, Ireland. The Club serves the Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse ...
)
* Damien Russell ( St Vincent's)
* Michael Griffin (Ballyboden St Endas
Ballyboden St Enda's (''CLG Baile Buadáin Naomh Éanna'' in Irish) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knocklyon, South Dublin, Ireland. The Club serves the Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse ...
)
Full forwards
* Fintan Clandillon (Lucan Sarsfields
Lucan Sarsfields (Irish: ''Sáirséalaigh Leamhcáin'' ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Lucan, Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1886, making it one of the oldest GAA clubs in Dublin. Sarsfields were one of 16 teams which contes ...
)
* C. Keaney (Ballyboden St Endas
Ballyboden St Enda's (''CLG Baile Buadáin Naomh Éanna'' in Irish) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knocklyon, South Dublin, Ireland. The Club serves the Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse ...
)
* Kevin Flynn ( O'Toole's)
Substitutes
* Alan Nolan ( St Brigids)
* Cronan Dooley (Lucan Sarsfields
Lucan Sarsfields (Irish: ''Sáirséalaigh Leamhcáin'' ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Lucan, Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1886, making it one of the oldest GAA clubs in Dublin. Sarsfields were one of 16 teams which contes ...
)
* Tom Russell ( St Vincent's)
* Tim Sweeney (Ballyboden St Endas
Ballyboden St Enda's (''CLG Baile Buadáin Naomh Éanna'' in Irish) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knocklyon, South Dublin, Ireland. The Club serves the Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse ...
)
* Michael Carton
Mick Carton (born 4 September 1984) is an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back with the Dublin senior team.
Biography
Born in Dublin, Carton first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St Declan's College. He arrived on the ...
( O'Toole's)
* James Doody (Ballyboden St Endas
Ballyboden St Enda's (''CLG Baile Buadáin Naomh Éanna'' in Irish) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knocklyon, South Dublin, Ireland. The Club serves the Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse ...
)
2006 Hurling Blue Stars
* A. Nolan ( St Brigid's)
*Tom Russell ( St Vincent's)
*Stephen Perkins (Ballyboden St Endas
Ballyboden St Enda's (''CLG Baile Buadáin Naomh Éanna'' in Irish) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knocklyon, South Dublin, Ireland. The Club serves the Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse ...
)
*Cathal Ryan (Ballyboden St Endas
Ballyboden St Enda's (''CLG Baile Buadáin Naomh Éanna'' in Irish) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knocklyon, South Dublin, Ireland. The Club serves the Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse ...
)
* D. O'Reilly ( Craobh Chiaráin)
* R. Fallon ( St Vincent's)
*David Kirwan ( Craobh Chiaráin)
*Damien Russell ( St Vincent's)
*Johnny McGuirk ( Craobh Chiaráin)
* A. McCrabbe ( Craobh Chiaráin)
* D. Curtin (Ballyboden St Endas
Ballyboden St Enda's (''CLG Baile Buadáin Naomh Éanna'' in Irish) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knocklyon, South Dublin, Ireland. The Club serves the Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse ...
)
* D. Connolly ( St Vincent's)
* D. O'Callaghan ( St Mark's)
*Ger Ennis ( Craobh Chiaráin)
* K. Flynn ( O'Toole's)
Substitute awards
*Stephen Chester ( Craobh Chiaráin)
*Cormac de Frein (Kilmacud Crokes
Kilmacud Crokes ( ir, Cill Mochuda Na Crócaigh) is a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Background
Kilmacud GAA club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint ...
)
*Kevin Ryan ( O'Toole's)
*Fergal Armstrong (Kilmacud Crokes
Kilmacud Crokes ( ir, Cill Mochuda Na Crócaigh) is a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Background
Kilmacud GAA club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint ...
)
*Eoghan Dunne (Cuala
Cuala GAA club (or ''Cuala GAC'', ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dalkey in the south of County Dublin, Ireland. It fields teams in Dublin GAA competitions. Cuala is primarily based in a sports and social centre in Dalkey, a ...
)
* K. O'Reilly (Lucan Sarsfields
Lucan Sarsfields (Irish: ''Sáirséalaigh Leamhcáin'' ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Lucan, Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1886, making it one of the oldest GAA clubs in Dublin. Sarsfields were one of 16 teams which contes ...
)
* M. Carton ( O'Toole's)
References
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