Mayo’s Cora Staunton has become one of just two players in the history of Ladies Gaelic Football to win 10 All-Stars, after she was presented with the prestigious award at the LGFA ceremony held on Saturday night.
Staunton now joins Kerry legend Mary Jo Curran as the only two players to ever win 10 All-Star awards.
She is now most decorated All Star ever along with Mary Jo Curran @MayoLadiesGAA star Cora Staunton makes it 10! pic.twitter.com/FQUnaGURZg
— Ladies Football (@LadiesFootball) November 14, 2015
She wasn’t the only one making history on the night as Briege Corkery earned her ninth Gaelic football All-Star award and her second in as many weeks – having bagged an All-Star for camogie last weekend – at this year’s event and also became the first player to receive her second Player’s Player of the Year award on the night.
The Senior Player's Player of the Year is one of the all time greats. 1st player to win this twice- Briege Corkery pic.twitter.com/R9mjDVc6s5
— Ladies Football (@LadiesFootball) November 14, 2015
Overall, TG4 All-Ireland champions, Cork, were the big winners with six representatives on the 2015 TG4 All-Stars selection as 19-year-old Marie Ambrose earned her first All-Star, while Geraldine O’Flynn, Vera Foley, Rena Buckley (who also picked up a camogie All-Star last weekend), Valerie Mulcahy and Briege Corkery were also named on the night.
She has 10 All Ireland's and she now has 6 #TG4AllStars the excellent Valerie Mulcahy is no. 13 pic.twitter.com/Doo4aNRWb3
— Ladies Football (@LadiesFootball) November 14, 2015
Meanwhile, beaten All-Ireland finalists, Dublin, were also well represented with four award winners including Sinead Finnegan and four-time All-Star Sinead Goldrick in the half back line with Carla Rowe earning her first All-Star at wing forward and Dublin captain, Lyndsey Davey, claiming her third All-Star at full forward.
Elsewhere, Monaghan’s Linda Martin bagged her first award as goalkeeper, while Cora Courtney collected her third All-Star.
Munster champions, Kerry, are represented by full back, Aislinn Desmond and Armagh’s young up and coming star, Aimee Mackin rounds out the selection as corner forward on the 2015 All-Star selection.
Waterford’s brilliant young forward, Aileen Wall, was selected as the Intermediate Player’s Player of the Year on the night, whilst Louth’s goal machine, Kate Flood, was selected as the 2015 Junior Player’s Player of the Year on a night when Cavan’s Abby Brady entered the LGFA Hall of Fame.
The latest inductee into the LGFA Hall of Fame is Abby Brady from Mullahoran & @CavanLGFA pic.twitter.com/ckQcoDTthb
— Ladies Football (@LadiesFootball) November 14, 2015
Other awards on the night saw Tyrone’s Róisín Devlin awarded the Ulster Young Player of the Year, Kerry’s Fay O’Donoghue picked up the Munster Young Player of the Year, Emily Coakley of Wexford scooped the honour for Leinster while Maria Reilly of Mayo was Connacht’s Young Player of the Year.
The 2015 @TG4TV All Star team #TG4AllStars pic.twitter.com/GYPreQIB46
— Ladies Football (@LadiesFootball) November 15, 2015
The 2015 TG4 All-Stars List in Full:
Linda Martin (Monaghan) 1st All Star, Marie Ambrose (Cork) 1st All Star, Aislinn Desmond (Kerry) 1st All Star, Geraldine O’Flynn (Cork) 6th All Star (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014), Vera Foley (Cork) 2nd All Star (2014, 2015), Sinead Finnegan (Dublin) 1st All Star, Sinead Goldrick (Dublin) 4th All Star (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015), Rena Buckley (Cork) 5th All Star (2004, 2006, 2007, 2012), Briege Corkery (Cork) 9th All Star (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015), Cora Courtney (Monaghan) 3rd All Star (2013, 2014, 2015), Cora Staunton (Mayo) 10th All Star (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015), Carla Rowe (Dublin) 1st All Star, Valerie Mulcahy (Cork) 6th All Star (2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2015), Lyndsey Davey (Dublin) 3rd All Star (2005, 2014, 2015), Aimee Mackin (Armagh) 1st All Star
