The Dublin Bus/''Evening Herald'' Dubs Stars Football/Hurling are the players chosen as the top

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and

hurling Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...

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 play ...

which are awarded annually by the

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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 Vincent's)

Full backs

* Paul Griffin (

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) * Martin Cahill ( St Brigid's) * Paul Conlon ( St Vincent's)

Half backs

* Chris Guckian ( St Jude's) *

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) * Ger Brennan ( St Vincent's)

Midfield

* Michael O'Shea ( St Vincent's) * Ken Darcy ( St Brigid's)

Half forwards

* Brendan McMenamin ( St Jude's) * Mark Vaughan (

) * Gareth Smith (St Oliver Plunkett's/ER)

Full forwards

* Kevin Bonner ( St Brigid's) *

Tomás Quinn Tomás 'Mossy' Quinn () is an Irish Gaelic footballer from Dublin who plays for the St Vincents club and, formerly, for the Dublin county team. Biography Sometimes known as Mossy Quinn, he attended Ardscoil Rís in Marino. He made his debu ...

( St Vincent's) * Bernard Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett's/ER)

Substitutes

* Dan Nelligan (

) * Eoin Brady ( St Vincent's) * Paul Brogan ( St Oliver Plunketts/ER) * Barry Cahill ( St Brigid's) *

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( St Brigid's) * Kevin McMenamin ( St Jude's)

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 John's) * 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 Jude's) *Brian Kirby ( Thomas Davis) *Micheal Lyons ( St Jude's) * D. Murray ( Round Towers, Clondalkin) *Tommy Brennan (

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) * M. Davoren (

) * D. Farrell ( Na Fianna)