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 player in each code is selected as Player of the Year.
The awards were instituted in 1971. Since 2011 they have been presented jointly 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 ...
and the representative body for
inter-county
Inter-county, or inter county is Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) terminology which refers to competitions or matches between counties, as used in Gaelic games (differently from legal counties). The term can also be used to describe the players o ...
players, the
Gaelic Players Association.
Each player who receives a nomination is given a medallion marking the milestone.
It is considered "the most coveted sporting award scheme in the country". Equivalent awards exist for
ladies' football,
rounders
Rounders is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams. Rounders is a striking and fielding team game that involves hitting a small, hard, leather-cased ball with a rounded end wooden, plastic, or metal bat. The players score by running arou ...
and
camogie.
History and procedure
Since the 1960s there had been a tradition of annually selecting the best player in each position, in
football and
hurling, to create a special team of the year. Between 1963 and 1967 these players received what was known as the
Cú Chulainn
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award. In 1971 these awards were formalised into the annual GAA All Star Awards. In 2006 the Gaelic Players Association launched a parallel award scheme entitled the GPA Gaelic Team of the Year (often referred to as the GPA Awards). An annual award was also given by the GPA to the Footballer of the Year and the Hurler of the Year.
In 2011 it was announced that the GAA All Stars Awards, which had been sponsored in recent years by
Vodafone
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, Vod ...
, and the GPA Awards would merge under the sponsorship of car manufacturer
Opel. The move announced by
Christy Cooney
Christy Cooney ( Irish: Críostóir Ó Cuana, born 1952 in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland) is a Gaelic games administrator, who served as the 36th president of the Gaelic Athletic Association. He was elected president at the annual GAA Congress o ...
saw the achievements of players recognised jointly for the first time in October 2011.
The All Stars team comprises the best player in each position, regardless of club or county affiliation. The composition of the All Star teams are decided on the basis of a shortlist compiled by a selection committee of sports journalists from the national media, while the overall winners are chosen by inter-county players themselves. The award is regarded by players as the highest accolade available to them, due to it being picked by their peers. The awards are presented at a gala banquet in November following the end of the Championship season. Both men's teams are honoured with a special holiday where they play an exhibition game. Since 1971 over 1,000 players have been honoured with All Stars Awards.
Damien Martin
Damien Martin (born 2 October 1946) is an Irish former hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Offaly senior hurling team.
Born in Banagher, County Offaly, Martin first arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Off ...
of the
Offaly hurling team was the first ever recipient of the award, while in 2004
Paul Galvin of the
Kerry football team became the 1,000th winner of the award.
Carlow and Longford are the only counties in Ireland not to receive an award in either sport.
In September 2017
PwC
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became the new sponsors of the All Star Awards on a four year deal, with the awards being re-named ''The PwC All-Stars''.
Winners
For a complete listing of all winners see the following articles:
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All Stars Footballer of the Year
The Gaelic Athletic Association & Gaelic Player's Association All Stars Footballer of the Year — known for sponsorship reasons as the Vodafone Footballer of the Year — is a Gaelic football award. It is presented annually to the footballer wh ...
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All Stars Hurler of the Year
The GAA–GPA All-Star Hurler of the Year is a hurling award presented to the player voted as best in the country by all the players from around Ireland. It began in 1995 and honours the achievements of a hurler of outstanding excellence.
...
*
List of All Stars Awards winners (football)
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* List (surname)
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List of All Stars Awards winners (hurling)
This is a list of all the past winners of the official GAA GPA All Stars Awards in hurling since the first awards in 1971. As an insight to the prominent players of the 1960s, it also includes the unofficial "Cuchulainn" awards presented from 1963 ...
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All-Time All Star Award (football)
The All-Time All Star Award in Football was an award given on an annual basis to a sportsperson who had made a long-running and considerable contribution to the sport of Gaelic football in Ireland. In existence from 1980 until 1994 the award was p ...
*
All-Time All Star Award (hurling)
The All-Time All Star Award in Hurling was an award given on an annual basis to a sportsperson who had made a long-running and considerable contribution to the sport of hurling in Ireland. In existence from 1980 until 1994 the award was presented ...
*
Ladies' Gaelic football All Stars Awards (
Winners
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It offers brand name clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, fine jewelry, beauty products, and housewares. Products are at a 20-60 ...
)
*
Camogie All Stars Awards
The Camogie All Star Awards are awarded each November to 15 players who have made outstanding contributions to the Irish stick and ball team sport of camogie in the 15 traditional positions on the field: goalkeeper, three full backs, three half-bac ...
(
Winners
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It offers brand name clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, fine jewelry, beauty products, and housewares. Products are at a 20-60 ...
)
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Rounders All Stars Awards (Winners:
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/
Women
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)
Records
Brothers
Twenty two sets of brothers have won All Star Awards in
hurling. They are:
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Colm
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People
* Colm Br ...
,
Conal
Conal (or Conall) was an Irish bishop who flourished in the second half of the fifth century and ruled over the church of Drum, County Roscommon, the place being subsequently named Drumconnell, after St. Conal.
Life
He was a brother of Attr ...
and
Cormac Bonnar
Cormac Bonnar (born 31 May 1959) is an Irish retired hurler. His league and championship career with the Tipperary senior team spanned twelve seasons from 1980 to 1992.
Bonnar first appeared for the Cashel King Cormacs club at juvenile and ...
of
Tipperary
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Places
*County Tipperary, a county in Ireland
**North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh
**South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel
*Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's na ...
*
Tom and
Jim Cashman of
Cork
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* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
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***Wine cork
Places Ireland
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** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
*
Andy
Andy may refer to:
People
* Andy (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Horace Andy (born 1951), Jamaican roots reggae songwriter and singer born Horace Hinds
* Katja Andy (1907–2013), German-American pianist and pi ...
and
Martin Comerford
Martin Timothy Comerford (born 9 November 1978) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in London, at an early age Comerford went to St. John's Boys' National School in Ballybough Street, Kilkenny ...
of
Kilkenny
*
John
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Secon ...
and
Joe Connolly of
Galway
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*
Jimmy and
Joe Cooney
Joseph Cooney (born 17 March 1965) is an Irish former hurler who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Galway county team.
Born in Bullaun, County Galway, Cooney first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St Rapha ...
of Galway
*
Ollie
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People Given name
* Ollie Marie Adams (1925–1998), American gospel and R&B singer
* Olli ...
and
Joe Canning
Joseph Canning (born 11 October 1988) is an Irish hurling, hurler who plays for club side Portumna GAA, Portumna and previously at inter-county level with the Galway county hurling team, Galway senior hurling team. Often considered one of the g ...
of Galway
*
Johnny
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Varian ...
,
Billy and
Joe Dooley
Joe Dooley (born 13 November 1963) is an Irish former hurler and manager.
Dooley enjoyed a successful playing career at club level with Seir Kieran and is the only Offaly player ever to have won three All-Ireland titles. After a spell as pl ...
of
Offaly
County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in h ...
*
Colm
Colm is a male given name of Irish origin. Colm can be pronounced "Collum" or "Kullum". It is not an Irish version of Colin, but like Callum and Malcolm derives from a Gaelic variation on ''columba'', the Latin word for 'dove'.
People
* Colm Br ...
and
Tony Doran
Anthony "Tony" Doran (born April 1946) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-forward for the Wexford senior team.
Born in Boolavogue, County Wexford, Doran first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he firs ...
of
Wexford
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*
Liam
Liam is a short form of the Irish name Uilliam or the old Germanic name William.
Etymology
The original name was a merging of two Old German elements: ''willa'' ("will" or "resolution"); and ''helma'' ("helmet"). The juxtaposition of these ele ...
and
Ger Fennelly
Ger Fennelly (born 22 January 1954) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a centre-forward and as a midfielder for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Piltown, County Kilkenny, Fennelly first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of ...
of Kilkenny
*
Pat,
Ger and
John Henderson of Kilkenny
*
Eoin and
Paul Kelly of Tipperary
*
Brian
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It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word me ...
and
Frank Lohan
Frank Lohan (born 1974 in Shannon, County Clare) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his adopted club Oranmore/Maree, on the outskirts of Galway city, and was a member of the Clare senior inter-county team from 1995 until 2008.
...
of
Clare
*
Willie
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People Given name or nickname
* Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and sc ...
and
Eddie O'Connor of Kilkenny
*
Seán Óg and
Setanta Ó hAilpín
Setanta Ó hAilpín (born 18 March 1983) is a Fijian-Irish sportsman. He played hurling at senior level for the Cork county team before becoming a professional Australian rules footballer. Ó hAilpín is of mixed Irish and Rotuman backgroun ...
of Cork
*
Aidan and
Bobby Ryan
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of Tipperary
*
Martin Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austr ...
and
John Quigley of Wexford
*
Michael
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People
* Michael (given name), a given name
* Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael
Given name "Michael"
* Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian an ...
and
Colin Fennelly
Colin Fennelly (born 25 August 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays as a forward for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Ballyhale Shamrocks. He is a former captain of the Kilkenny senior hurling team.
Fennelly first appeared on the inter-count ...
of Kilkenny
*
Dan Shanahan
Daniel Shanahan (born 4 January 1977) is an Irish former hurler. He has been a selector with the Waterford county team since 2013.
Born in Lismore, County Waterford, Shanahan was introduced to hurling by his father, a former hurler with Wat ...
and
Maurice Shanahan
Maurice Shanahan (born 1 February 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-forward at senior level for the Waterford county team.
Born in Lismore, County Waterford, Shanahan first played competitive hurling during his schoolin ...
of Waterford
*
Pádraic Maher
Pádraic Maher (born 9 February 1989) is an Irish former hurler who previously played for Tipperary Senior Championship club Thurles Sarsfields and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a centr ...
and
Ronan Maher of Tipperary
*
Noel McGrath and
John McGrath of Tipperary
*
Tommy Walsh and
Pádraig Walsh
Pádraig Walsh (born 12 March 1992) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Tullaroan and previously at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a centre back
Playing career ...
of Kilkenny
*
Cathal Mannion
Cathal Mannion (born 22 October 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club Ahascragh-Fohenagh and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left corner-forward.
Playing c ...
and
Pádraic Mannion
Pádraic Mannion (born 6 March 1993) is an Irish hurler, he also plays as a right wing-back for club side Ahascragh-Fohenagh and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. His brother, Cathal, also plays for both teams.
Playin ...
of Galway
One set of twins have won All Star Awards in hurling:
*
Jerry and
Ben O'Connor of
Cork
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Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
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* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
Twelve sets of brothers have won All Star Awards in
Gaelic football. They are:
*Matt and Richie Connor of
Offaly
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*Tomás and Liam Connor of Offaly
*
Paul
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* Paul (surname), a list of people
People
Christianity
*Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...
and
Dermot Earley Snr of
Roscommon
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The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who buil ...
*Seán and Brendan Lowry of Offaly
*James and Martin McHugh of
Donegal
*Mark and Ryan McHugh of
Donegal
*Anthony and John McGurk of
Derry
*
Tom,
Mick
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and
Pat Spillane of
Kerry
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Places
* Kerry, Queensland, Australia
* County Kerry, Ireland
** Kerry Airport, an international airport in Count ...
*
Tomás,
Darragh
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and
Marc Ó Sé
Marc Ó Sé (born 25 April 1980) is an Irish sportsman. A teacher by profession, he works in the CBS in Tralee Co. Kerry, he played Gaelic football for the Kerry county team from 2002 until 2016 and played with his local club team An Ghaeltac ...
of Kerry
*Kenneth and
Conor Mortimer
Conor Mortimer (born 23 May 1982) is a Gaelic football manager and former player.
He was a corner forward and has played at senior level for the Mayo county team, Connacht provincial team in the Railway Cup and club football for Shrule-Glenc ...
of
Mayo Mayo often refers to:
* Mayonnaise, often shortened to "mayo"
* Mayo Clinic, a medical center in Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Mayo may also refer to:
Places
Antarctica
* Mayo Peak, Marie Byrd Land
Australia
* Division of Mayo, an Aust ...
*
Alan and
Bernard Brogan Jnr
Bernard Brogan (born 3 April 1984) is a Gaelic footballer from the St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh club who previously played for the Dublin county team. He is originally from the Battery Heights. From a famous footballing family, he is the s ...
of
Dublin
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*
Seán Cavanagh
Seán Cavanagh (born 16 February 1983) is an Irish people, Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Moy Tír Na nÓg GAC, Moy Tír Na nÓg club and for the Tyrone county football team, Tyrone county team. He is a five-time GAA GPA All ...
and
Colm Cavanagh
Colm Cavanagh is a Gaelic footballer from the Moy club and, previously, for the Tyrone county team. His older brother Seán also played for Tyrone.
Playing career
Cavanagh played for the University of Ulster team, and in 2007, reached the Sig ...
of
Tyrone
One set of brothers has won All Star Awards in hurling and football (with two different counties):
*Declan Carr won his hurling award while playing with Tipperary and Tommy Carr won his football award while playing with Dublin.
Father and son
Sixteen father and son pairings have won All Star Awards.
Thirteen of these have been in football. Of the thirteen, two fathers have each been followed by two sons, therefore a total of four father and son pairings:
*
Bernard Brogan Snr, plus
Alan Brogan
Alan Brogan (born 11 January 1982) is a Gaelic footballer from the St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh club who played for the Dublin county team from 2002 until his retirement in 2015. He can play in the full forward line but usually played cen ...
and
Bernard Brogan Jnr
Bernard Brogan (born 3 April 1984) is a Gaelic footballer from the St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh club who previously played for the Dublin county team. He is originally from the Battery Heights. From a famous footballing family, he is the s ...
of Dublin.
*
Martin McHugh, plus
Mark McHugh
Mark McHugh (born 22 August 1990) is an Irish Gaelic footballer and coach who plays for Cill Chartha and, formerly, the Donegal county team. He is the brother of Ryan and the son of Martin.
He won one All-Ireland Senior Football Championshi ...
and
Ryan McHugh
Ryan McHugh (born 11 April 1994) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Cill Chartha and the Donegal county team. He is the brother of Mark and the son of Martin.
A former county minor, McHugh propelled himself onto the national stage ...
of Donegal.
The other nine father and son pairings are:
*
Pat Reynolds and Paddy Reynolds of
Meath.
*
Dermot Earley Snr and
Dermot Earley Jnr
Dermot Earley Junior (born 7 July 1978) is a Gaelic footballer who played for the Sarsfields GAA (Kildare), Sarsfields Newbridge club and at senior level for the Kildare county football team, Kildare county team. He is the son of former Roscomm ...
of
Roscommon
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The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who buil ...
and
Kildare
Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional ce ...
.
*
Liam O'Neill
Liam O'Neill is a Gaelic games administrator, who served as the 37th president of the Gaelic Athletic Association. He is from County Laois.
Biography
A former chairman of the Leinster Council, O'Neill initially sought the GAA presidency at t ...
of
Galway
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and Kevin O'Neill of
Mayo Mayo often refers to:
* Mayonnaise, often shortened to "mayo"
* Mayo Clinic, a medical center in Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Mayo may also refer to:
Places
Antarctica
* Mayo Peak, Marie Byrd Land
Australia
* Division of Mayo, an Aust ...
.
*
Frank McGuigan
Frank McGuigan is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Ardboe O'Donnovan Rossa club and the Tyrone county team. Despite his playing career being cut short by a car crash, which broke his leg, he is considered a legend in Tyrone foo ...
and
Brian McGuigan
Brian McGuigan is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Ardboe O'Donnovan Rossa club and the Tyrone county team. He won an All Star Award and three All-Ireland medals in 2003 (when he won his All Star), 2005 and 2008.
Early ...
of
Tyrone.
*
Tim Kennelly
Tim Kennelly (6 July 1954 – 6 December 2005) was Irish Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned ten years from 1974 to 1984.
Born just outside Listowel, County Kerry, Kenne ...
and
Tadhg Kennelly
Tadhg Kennelly (born 1 July 1981) is an Irish-Australian former international sportsperson turned recruiter and coach. He is most known for his top-level careers in both Gaelic football and Australian rules football being the only holder of bot ...
of Kerry.
*
Denis 'Ógie' Moran and
David Moran of Kerry.
*
Noel McCaffrey
Noel McCaffrey is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Clontarf club and for the Dublin county team. Noel was awarded an All Star for his performances for Dublin in 1988.
He studied medicine and is now a lecturer in the School of H ...
and
Jack McCaffrey
Jack McCaffrey (born 19 October 1993) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Clontarf.
Early and personal life
His father Noel also represented Dublin in football. McCaffrey attended Belvedere College private school and studied medicine at Univ ...
of Dublin.
*
Barney Rock
Barney Rock (born 10 January 1961) is a former Gaelic footballer and Manager (Gaelic games), manager at club and inter-county level (he managed Westmeath county football team, Westmeath in the mid-1990s).
Biography
Born in Ballymun, but growing ...
and
Dean Rock
Dean Rock (born 26 February 1990) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who has been a senior member of the Dublin county team since 2013.
He has represented Dublin at all grades, Minor, Junior, U21 and Senior. He is a noted free taker and scored the ...
of Dublin.
*
Val Daly and
John Daly of Galway.
There have been three hurling father and son pairings:
*
Fan Larkin
Philip Francis "Fan" Larkin (born 5 October 1941) is an Irish former hurler who played as a right corner-back at senior level for the Kilkenny county team.
Born in Kilkenny, Larkin first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Ki ...
and
Philly Larkin
Philip "Philly" Larkin (born 26 July 1973) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club James Stephens and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1996 until 2003.
Biography
Born in the famous 'village' ...
of
Kilkenny.
*
Richie Power Snr and
Richie Power Jnr of Kilkenny.
*
Ken Hogan and
Brian Hogan Brian Hogan may refer to:
*Brian Hogan (Kilkenny hurler) (born 1981), Irish hurler
* Brian Hogan (rugby league) (1947–2022), English rugby league footballer
* Brian Hogan (Tipperary hurler) (born 1996), Irish hurler
*Brian Hogan, Irish musician, m ...
of Tipperary.
Dual All Stars
One player,
Ray Cummins
Maurice Raymond "Ray" Cummins (born 9 November 1948) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer whose dual league and championship career with the Cork senior teams spanned fifteen years from 1967 to 1982.
Born in Ballinlough on the so ...
of
Cork
Cork or CORK may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
Places Ireland
* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
, holds the unique record of winning a
hurling and a
football All Star in the same year (1971).
Three other players share the distinction of winning All Star awards in both hurling and football, but they did not win the accolades in the same year. These players are:
*
Jimmy Barry-Murphy
James Barry-Murphy (born 22 August 1954) is an Irish hurling manager and former hurler, Gaelic footballer and association football player. He was the manager of the senior Cork county hurling team from 2011 to 2015, returning a decade after h ...
of
Cork
Cork or CORK may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
Places Ireland
* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
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Brian Murphy Brian Murphy may refer to:
Sportspeople
* Brian Murphy (Jamaican cricketer) (born 1973), Jamaican cricketer
* Brian Murphy (Zimbabwean cricketer) (born 1976), Zimbabwean cricketer
* Brian Murphy (baseball) (born 1980), American head baseball coach ...
of Cork
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Liam Currams
Liam Currams (born 26 January 1961) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder and left wing-back for both Offaly senior teams. His inter-county career lasted from 1980 until 1986.
Currams holds a unique place ...
of
Offaly
County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in h ...
Players with most wins
Unique achievements
Tommy Walsh of Kilkenny won nine consecutive hurling All Star Awards in a record five different positions. These were for playing at left corner back (1), at right half back (5), at left half back (1), at midfield (1) and at left half forward (1).
Henry Shefflin
Henry Shefflin (born 11 January 1979) is an Irish hurling manager and former player who is the current manager of the Galway senior hurling team. In his playing career he was nicknamed "King Henry" because of his directive style, dominance, c ...
of Kilkenny holds the record for most All Star Awards in the one position with seven at centre-forward.
Brian Fenton and Brian Howard, both from
Raheny
Raheny () is a northern suburb of Dublin, Ireland, halfway from the city centre to Howth. It is centred on a historic settlement, first documented in 570 CE ( Mervyn Archdall). The district shares Dublin's two largest municipal parks, Saint An ...
and
Dublin
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were the first midfield to be selected from one club.
Shortly after his 90th birthday,
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh (; born 20 August 1930) is an Irish Gaelic games commentator for the Irish national radio and television, RTÉ. In a career that has spanned six decades he has come to be regarded as the "voice of Gaelic games." He ...
was awarded the only All Star of 2020.
No further All Stars could be awarded as competition was suspended due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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and only completed that December.
References
External links
All Starsat the
Gaelic Athletic Association
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The Irish Times
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Sunday Tribune''
50 years of the GAA All-Stars - 'You were given the five-star glitz and glamour of an Oscar night'
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