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

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.HILL 16
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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 ...

(

) * 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 ...

(

) * 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 (

) * 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 (

) * 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 (

) * 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 (

) * Stephen Perkins (

) * Ruairí Trainor ( St Vincent's)

Half backs

* S. Hiney (

) * Rónán Fallon ( St Vincent's) * T. Brady ( North Dublin 2, Na Fianna)

Midfielders

* Malachy Travers (

) * A. McCrabbe ( Craobh Chiaráin)

Half forwards

* Dave Sweeney (

) * Damien Russell ( St Vincent's) * Michael Griffin (

)

Full forwards

* Fintan Clandillon (

) * C. Keaney (

) * Kevin Flynn ( O'Toole's)

Substitutes

* Alan Nolan ( St Brigids) * Cronan Dooley (

) * Tom Russell ( St Vincent's) * Tim Sweeney (

) *

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 (

)

2006 Hurling Blue Stars

* A. Nolan ( St Brigid's) *Tom Russell ( St Vincent's) *Stephen Perkins (

) *Cathal Ryan (

) * 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 (

) * 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 (

) *Kevin Ryan ( O'Toole's) *Fergal Armstrong (

) *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 (

) * M. Carton ( O'Toole's)

References

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