All-Ireland champions Cork and All-Ireland finalists Galway unsurprisingly dominated this year’s All-Stars camogie awards.
The sides took seven spots each on this year’s selection which was presented by Brent Pope and Camogie Association President Catherine Neary at an awards ceremony at Citywest on Saturday night.
Gemma O’Connor of Cork
Cork’s Gemma O’Connor – who picked up her ninth All-Star award on the night – was also awarded the inaugural Camogie Association/WGPA Senior Players’ Player of the Year, with Patricia Jackman of Waterford taking home the Intermediate award and Carlow’s Katie Nolan bagging the Junior Players’ Player of the Year award.
Waterford’s Patricia Jackman
For Cork it was Aoife Murray, Pamela Mackey, Rena Buckley, Gemma O’Connor, Ashling Thompson, Orla Cotter and Briege Corkery who made the All-Star selection, while Galway’s Sarah Dervan, Heather Cooney, Lorraine Ryan, Niamh Kilkenny, Niamh McGrath, Molly Dunne and Ailish O’Reilly also took home the prized accolade.
The awards didn’t stop there for Cork as manager Paudie Murray was also named the Lberty Insurance Manager of the Year.
Ashling Thomspon of Cork receives her Camogie All Star Award
The 2015 Soaring Stars at Junior and Intermediate level were also awarded on the night.
The awards in full:
The 2015 All-Stars team sponsored by Liberty Insurance:
Aoife Murray, Cork, Pamela Mackey, Cork, Sarah Dervan, Galway, Heather Cooney, Galway, Rena Buckley, Cork, Gemma O’Connor, Cork, Lorraine Ryan, Galway, Niamh Kilkenny, Galway, Ashling Thompson, Cork, Orla Cotter, Cork, Niamh McGrath, Galway, Kate Kelly, Wexford, Briege Corkery, Cork, Molly Dunne, Galway, Ailish O’Reilly, Galway.
Niamh Kilkenny of Galway receives her Camogie All Star Award
2015 Intermediate Soaring Stars sponsored by Liberty Insurance:
Susie O’Carroll, Kildare, Melissa Lyons, Kildare, Lorraine Bray, Waterford, Beth Carton, Waterford, Patricia Jackman, Waterford, Jane Dolan, Meath.
2015 Junior Soaring Stars sponsored by Liberty Insurance:
Susan Spillane, Roscommon, Rachel Fitzmaurice, Roscommon, Laura-Marie Maher, Laois, Louise Mahony, Laois, Sarah-Anne Fitzgerald, Laois, Pamela Greville, Westmeath.
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