The GPA Gaelic Team of the Year known for sponsorship reason as The Opel Gaelic Team of the Year awards were an awards ceremony to honour the performances of

Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...

players. The awards were judged and awarded by the

Gaelic Players Association The Gaelic Players Association ( ga, Cumann na n-Imreoirí Gaelacha), or GPA, is the officially recognised player representative body for inter county Gaelic footballers and Hurling, hurlers in Ireland. The GPA's aim is to promote and protect all ...

. In 2011 the GAA and

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announced that their respective annual player awards schemes were to merge under the sponsorship of

Opel Opel Automobile GmbH (), usually shortened to Opel, is a German automobile manufacturer which has been a subsidiary of Stellantis since 16 January 2021. It was owned by the American automaker General Motors from 1929 until 2017 and the PSA Grou ...

. The first merged awards were given out in 2011.

Hurling awards

2010 winners

Brian Codd (Wexford), Paul Curran Evan Costello (Laois), Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny), Michael Walsh (Waterford), Mike Whyte (Offaly), Michael Fennelly (Kilkenny),

Brendan Maher Brendan Maher (born 5 January 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays for club side Borris–Ileigh and previously at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team. Regarded as one of the great talents of his generation, Maher enjoyed ...

(Tipperary), Andy Kennedy (Limerick), Sean Cleary (Offaly),

Lar Corbett Laurence Corbett (born 16 March 1981) is an Irish former hurler who played for Tipperary Championship club Thurles Sarsfields. He played for the Tipperary senior hurling team for 15 years, during which time he usually lined out as a left corne ...

(Tipperary), Eoin Kelly (Tipperary),Gearoid Burke (Laois), Aodan Keally (Offaly),Barry O'Dowd(Roscommon)

2009 winners

PJ Ryan (Kilkenny) Ollie Canning (Galway) JJ Delaney (Kilkenny) Jackie Tyrell (Kilkenny) Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny) Conor O'Mahony (Tipperary) Padraic Maher (Tipperary) Shane McGrath (Tipperary) Michael Rice (Kilkenny) Eddie Brennan (Kilkenny) Seamus Callanan (Tipperary) Eoin Larkin (Kilkenny) John Mullane (Waterford) Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny) Lar Corbett (Tipperary)

2008 winners

Brendan Cummins (Tipperary) Michael Kavanagh (Kilkenny) Noel Hickey (Kilkenny) Jackie Tyrell (Kilkenny) Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny) Conor O'Mahony (Tipperary) JJ Delaney (Kilkenny) Shane McGrath (Tipperary) James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick (Kilkenny) Ben O'Connor (Cork) Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny) Eoin Larkin (Kilkenny) Eddie Brennan (Kilkenny) Eoin Kelly (Waterford) John Mullane (Waterford)

2007 winners

Hurling Team of the Year

2006 winners

Dónal Óg Cusack Dónal Óg Cusack (born 16 March 1977) is an Irish hurling coach and hurler who plays for Cork Premier Championship club Cloyne. He played for the Cork senior hurling team for 16 seasons, during which time he usually lined out as a goalkeeper ...

(Cork)
2. Eoin Murphy (Waterford)
3. Paul Curran (Tipperary)
4. Brian Murphy (Cork)
5. Tony Browne (Waterford)
6.

Ronan Curran Ronan Curran (born 26 February 1981) is an Irish hurling manager and former hurler who played for Cork Senior Championship club St Finbarr's. He is the current manager of the Kanturk senior hurling team. Curran played for the Cork senior hu ...

(Cork)
7. Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny)
8. Jerry O'Connor (Cork)
9. James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick (Kilkenny)
10.

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 ...

(Waterford)
11.

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, com ...

(Kilkenny)
12.

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. ...

(Kilkenny)
13. Ben O'Connor (Cork)
14. Eoin Kelly (Tipperary)
15.

Joe Deane Joseph Deane (born 15 November 1977) is an Irish retired hurler who played for East Cork club Killeagh. He played for the Cork senior hurling team for 13 years, during which time he usually lined out as a left corner-forward. Diminutive in size ...

(Cork)

Football awards

2010 winners

Brendan McVeigh (Down), Charlie Harrison (Sligo), Michael Shields (Cork),

Philly McMahon Philip "Philly" McMahon (born 5 September 1987) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Ballymun Kickhams club and for the Dublin county team. Playing career Club McMahon is a member of the Ballymun Kickhams Senior Football team. in 2013, Ba ...

(Dublin),

Kevin McKernan Kevin McKernan (born 3 December 1987) is a Gaelic footballer from County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays for the Down senior inter-county football team. Playing career Inter-county McKernan has been a member of the Down team since 2008 b ...

(Down),

Emmet Bolton Emmet Bolton (born 30 November 1985) is a Gaelic footballer from County Kildare. He plays for the Kildare senior inter-county football team. He was named in the 2010 Opel GPA Team of the Year, and in 2011 he was nominated for an All Stars Aw ...

(Kildare),

Paudie Kissane Paudie Kissane (born 1 March 1980) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back for the Cork senior team. Born in Whitechurch, County Cork, Kissane arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen when he first linked ...

(Cork),

Paddy Keenan Paddy Keenan (born 30 January 1950) is an Irish player of the uilleann pipes who first gained fame as a founding member of The Bothy Band. Since that group's dissolution in the late 1970s, Keenan has released a number of solo and collaborati ...

(Louth), John Galvin (Limerick), Daniel Hughes (Down),

Martin Clarke Martin "Marty" Clarke ( ga, Máirtín Ó Cléirigh; born 13 November 1987) is a Gaelic and former Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 2007 to 2009 and again from ...

(Down), John Doyle (Kildare),

Daniel Goulding Daniel Goulding (born 6 July 1986 in Ovens, County Cork, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Éire Óg and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2006. Biography Born in Ovens ...

(Cork),

Brendan Coulter Brendan "Benny" Coulter is an Irish Gaelic football manager and player who plays for his local club Mayobridge and, previously, for the Down senior football team until his retirement in 2014; he also teaches kids about Gaelic in different school ...

(Down), Bernard Brogan (Dublin)

2009 winners

Diarmuid Murphy Diarmuid Murphy (born 22 August 1975 in Dingle, County Kerry) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for his local club Dingle and was the goalkeeper at senior level on the Kerry county football team from 2004 until 2009. In August 2010 it wa ...

(Kerry),

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 football team, Kerry county team from 2002 until 2016 and played with his l ...

(Kerry), Michael Shields (Cork), Tom O'Sullivan (Kerry),

Tomás Ó Sé Tomás Ó Sé (; born 21 June 1978) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. He played Gaelic football with Nemo Rangers and at senior level for the Kerry county team from 1998 until he retired in 2013, playing predominantly in the half-back line. ...

(Kerry),

Graham Canty Graham Canty (born 23 July 1980) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-back for the Cork senior team. Born in Bantry, County Cork, Canty arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the ...

(Cork),

John Miskella John Miskella (born 7 March 1978) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with the Ballincollig club and with the Cork senior inter-county team. Playing career Miskella made his debut for the Cork team in 1999 against Water ...

(Cork), Dermot Earley (Kildare), Seamus Scanlon (Kerry), Paul Galvin (Kerry),

Pearse O'Neill Pearse O'Neill (born 1 December 1979) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Aghada Aghada () is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated on the eastern side of Cork Harbour, around 12 km by road ...

(Cork), Paddy Kelly (Cork),

(Cork),

Declan O'Sullivan Declan O'Sullivan (born 18 December 1983) is an Irish former sportsperson. He last played Gaelic football with his local club Dromid Pearses, his divisional side South Kerry and at senior level for the Kery county team between 2003 and his re ...

(Kerry), Tommy Walsh (Kerry)

2008 winners

Football Team of the Year

2007 winners

Football Team of the Year

2006 winners

Stephen Cluxton Stephen Cluxton (born 17 December 1981) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a goalkeeper at senior level for the Dublin county team. Cluxton made his senior debut for Dublin during the 2001 Championship. Since then he has established ...

(Dublin)
2.

(Kerry)
3. Barry Owens (Fermanagh)
4. Tom O'Sullivan (Kerry)
5.

Seamus Moynihan Séamus Moynihan is an Irish former Gaelic footballer from Shronedarraugh, a townland halfway between Barraduff and Glenflesk, County Kerry. He has played football for St Brendan's College, Glenflesk, East Kerry, University College Cork, I ...

(Kerry)
6.

Bryan Cullen Bryan Cullen (born 7 April 1984) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-forward at senior level for the Dublin county team. Cullen announced his retirement on 9 January 2015. He stated 'I would like to extend my sincere ...

(Dublin)
7.

Aidan O'Mahony Aidan O'Mahony (born 8 June 1980, in Tralee) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays at senior level for the Kerry county team. He has 5 All-Irelands, 3 NFLs, 10 Munster Championships, 1 County Senior Championship, 1 Senior Club County Champio ...

(Kerry)
8.

Nicholas Murphy Nicholas Murphy (born 23 April 1978 in Carrigaline, County Cork) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Carrigaline and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team between 1998 and 2012. Playing career ...

(Cork)
9.

Darragh Ó Sé Darragh Ó Sé (born 5 March 1975 in Ard an Bhóthair, Ventry, County Kerry) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. He plays with his local club, An Ghaeltacht, and was a member at senior level of the Kerry county team from 1997 until he announ ...

(Kerry)
10.

Alan Dillon Alan Dillon (born 28 September 1982) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo (Dáil constituency), Mayo constituency since the 2020 Irish general election, 2020 general election. Prior to entering politic ...

(Mayo)
11.

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 ...

(Dublin)
12.

Ciarán McDonald Ciarán McDonald (born 11 January 1975) is a Gaelic footballer and coach who formerly played at senior level for the Mayo county team, and still plays his club football for Crossmolina Deel Rovers. Coaching McDonald served as coach–selecto ...

(Mayo)
13.

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 ...

(Mayo)
14.

Kieran Donaghy Kieran Donaghy (born 1 March 1983) is an Irish Gaelic footballer and basketball player. He plays for Tralee club Austin Stacks and, formerly, at senior level for the Kerry county team. Donaghy won four All-Ireland Senior Football Championship m ...

(Kerry)
15.

Rónán Clarke Rónán Clarke is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player who represented Armagh. His club football career has been with Armagh city's Pearse Óg GAC. Ross Carr, the former Down manager, said: "Armagh have the best forward in the co ...

(Armagh)

References

External links

GPA Awards AnnouncedOfficial GPA WebsiteOfficial GAA WebsiteReport on 2006 hurling nominationsMedia report
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