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
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by ki ...
and
hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
. 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 sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...
and the representative body for
inter-county players, 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 hurlers in Ireland. The GPA's aim is to promote and protect all aspects ...
.
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 and
camogie
Camogie ( ; ga, camógaíocht ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities.
A variant of the game of hurling (which is played by men onl ...
.
History and procedure
Since the 1960s there had been a tradition of annually selecting the best player in each position, in
football
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and
hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
, to create a special team of the year. Between 1963 and 1967 these players received what was known as the
Cú Chulainn
Cú Chulainn ( ), called the Hound of Ulster ( Irish: ''Cú Uladh''), is a warrior hero and demigod in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, as well as in Scottish and Manx folklore. He is believed to be an incarnation of the Irish god Lugh ...
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
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. The move announced by
Christy Cooney 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 Offa ...
of the
Offaly hurling team
County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is named after the Ancient Ireland ...
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
Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272.
The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic boundar ...
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:
*
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 who ...
*
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)
*
List of All Stars Awards winners (hurling)
*
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 pr ...
*
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 t ...
*
Ladies' Gaelic football All Stars Awards
The Ladies' Gaelic Football All Stars Awards have been hosted annually by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association since 1980. The All Stars are sponsored by TG4. O'Neills have also helped sponsor the awards. All Stars are awarded to the best Lad ...
(
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 (
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 ...
)
*
Rounders All Stars Awards (Winners:
Men /
Women
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)
Records
Brothers
Twenty two sets of brothers have won All Star Awards in
hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
. They are:
*
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 ...
,
Conal 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
*
Tom and
Jim Cashman 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 ...
*
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 pia ...
and
Martin Comerford of
Kilkenny
Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512.
Kilken ...
*
John
John is a common English name and surname:
* 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
Jimmy may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Jimmy'' (2008 film), a 2008 Hindi thriller directed by Raj N. Sippy
* ''Jimmy'' (1979 film), a 1979 Indian Malayalam film directed by Melattoor Ravi Varma
* ''Jimmy'' (2013 f ...
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 Raphael ...
of Galway
*
Ollie
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People Given name
* Ollie Marie Adams (1925–1998), American gospel and R&B singer
* Oll ...
and
Joe Canning
Joseph Canning (born 11 October 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays for club side Portumna and previously at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. Often considered one of the greatest players of his generation and widely rega ...
of Galway
*
Johnny
Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females.
Varia ...
,
Billy
Billy may refer to:
* Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name)
Animals
* Billy (dog), a dog breed
* Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945
* Billy (pygmy hippo), a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge
* Billy, a yo ...
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 p ...
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, i ...
*
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 hurling, hurler who played as a full-forward for the Wexford GAA, Wexford senior team.
Born in Boolavogue, County Wexford, Doran first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of s ...
of
Wexford
Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 ...
*
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 e ...
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 s ...
of Kilkenny
*
Pat,
Ger and
John Henderson of Kilkenny
*
Eoin
Eoin (, or ) is an Irish name. The Scottish Gaelic equivalent is () and both are closely related to the Welsh . It is also cognate with the Irish . In the Irish language, it is the name used for all Biblical figures known as ''John'' in Engl ...
and
Paul Kelly of Tipperary
*
Brian and
Frank Lohan of
Clare Clare may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land
Australia
* Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley
* Clare Valley, South Australia
Canada
* Clare (electoral district), an electoral district
* Cl ...
*
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
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and
Bobby Ryan
Robert Shane Ryan (né Stevenson; March 17, 1987) is an American former professional ice hockey winger. He played for the Anaheim Ducks, Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted second overall b ...
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
Michael may refer to:
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 and ...
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-county ...
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 Wate ...
and
Maurice Shanahan of Waterford
*
Pádraic Maher and
Ronan Maher Ronan Maher may refer to:
* Ronan Maher (hurler) (born 1995), Irish hurler
* Ronan Maher (footballer) (born 2004), Irish footballer
{{hndis, Maher, Ronan ...
of Tipperary
*
Noel McGrath and
John McGrath of Tipperary
*
Tommy Walsh and
Pádraig Walsh 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 ...
and
Pádraic Mannion of Galway
One set of twins have won All Star Awards in hurling:
*
Jerry and
Ben O'Connor 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 ...
Twelve sets of brothers have won All Star Awards in
Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by ki ...
. They are:
*Matt and Richie Connor 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, i ...
*Tomás and Liam Connor of Offaly
*
Paul and
Dermot Earley Snr
Lieutenant-General Dermot Earley Distinguished Service Medal (Republic of Ireland), DSM (24 February 1948 – 23 June 2010) was a high-ranking military official in Ireland and with the United Nations. He was the Chief of Staff of the Defence For ...
of
Roscommon
Roscommon (; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60, N61 and N63 roads.
The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who buil ...
*Seán and Brendan Lowry of Offaly
*James and Martin McHugh of
Donegal Donegal may refer to:
County Donegal, Ireland
* County Donegal, a county in the Republic of Ireland, part of the province of Ulster
* Donegal (town), a town in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland
* Donegal Bay, an inlet in the northwest of Ireland b ...
*Mark and Ryan McHugh of
Donegal Donegal may refer to:
County Donegal, Ireland
* County Donegal, a county in the Republic of Ireland, part of the province of Ulster
* Donegal (town), a town in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland
* Donegal Bay, an inlet in the northwest of Ireland b ...
*Anthony and John McGurk of
Derry
Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...
*
Tom,
Mick
Mick is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Michael. Because of its popularity in Ireland, it is often used in England as a derogatory term for an Irish person or a person of Irish descent. In Australia the meaning broade ...
and
Pat Spillane
Patrick Gerard Spillane (born 1 December 1955), better known as Pat Spillane, is an Irish former Gaelic football pundit and player. His league and championship career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned seventeen years from 197 ...
of
Kerry
*
Tomás,
Darragh 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 of
Mayo
*
Alan
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People
*Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname
* Alan (given name), an English given name
**List of people with given name Alan
''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.''
* ...
and
Bernard Brogan Jnr of
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 ...
*
Seán Cavanagh
Seán Cavanagh (born 16 February 1983) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Moy Tír Na nÓg club and for the Tyrone county team. He is a five-time All Star winner. He won All-Ireland Championships for Tyrone at minor leve ...
and
Colm Cavanagh 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 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 Championship ...
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 in ...
of Donegal.
The other nine father and son pairings are:
*
Pat Reynolds and Paddy Reynolds of
Meath.
*
Dermot Earley Snr
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and
Dermot Earley Jnr
Dermot Earley Junior (born 7 July 1978) is a Gaelic footballer who played for the Sarsfields Newbridge club and at senior level for the Kildare county team. He is the son of former Roscommon footballer and former Kildare manager Dermot Earle ...
of
Roscommon
Roscommon (; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60, N61 and N63 roads.
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 th ...
of
Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...
and Kevin O'Neill of
Mayo.
*
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 foot ...
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 and
Tadhg Kennelly of Kerry.
*
Denis 'Ógie' Moran and
David Moran of Kerry.
*
Noel McCaffrey 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 at club and inter-county level (he managed Westmeath in the mid-1990s).
Biography
Born in Ballymun, but growing up in Glasnevin, Dublin, Rock attended St Kevins Colle ...
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
Val Daly is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player.
Originally from Mountbellew, Daly made his debut with the county side in the 1981 National League and played until the 1997 Championship season when he was player manager.
An Al ...
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 Hurling, hurler who played as a right corner-back at senior level for the Kilkenny county hurling team, Kilkenny county team.
Born in Kilkenny (city), Kilkenny, Larkin first ...
and
Philly Larkin of
Kilkenny
Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512.
Kilken ...
.
*
Richie Power Snr
Richie Power (born 8 April 1957 in Carrickshock, County Kilkenny, Ireland) is an Irish former hurler who played for his local club Carrickshock and at senior level for the Kilkenny county team from 1982 until 1991.
Playing career Club
Power ...
and
Richie Power Jnr
Richard "Richie" Power (born 4 December 1985) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Kilkenny county team.
Born in Carrickshock, County Kilkenny, Power first played competitive hurling during his schooling ...
of Kilkenny.
*
Ken Hogan
James Kenneth Hogan (born 1 May 1963) is an Irish former hurler who played as a goalkeeper at senior level for the Tipperary county team.
Born in Lorrha, County Tipperary, Hogan first played competitive hurling whilst at school at the Presen ...
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 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
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
and a
football
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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:
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Jimmy Barry-Murphy
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Brian Murphy of Cork
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Liam Currams of
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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
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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
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were the first midfield to be selected from one club.
Shortly after his 90th birthday,
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh was awarded the only All Star of 2020.
No further All Stars could be awarded as competition was suspended due to the
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and only completed that December.
References
External links
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50 years of the GAA All-Stars - 'You were given the five-star glitz and glamour of an Oscar night'
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