Cork women footballers lead way with five All Star awards

Dual All Star winner Briege Corkery wins her eighth award as three Dubliners named

Armagh’s Caroline O’Hanlon is presented with her women’s football All-Star award by Pat Quill, president of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association, with Pól O Gallchóir of TG4. Photograph: Brendan Moran / Sportsfile.
Armagh’s Caroline O’Hanlon is presented with her women’s football All-Star award by Pat Quill, president of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association, with Pól O Gallchóir of TG4. Photograph: Brendan Moran / Sportsfile.

Senior All-Ireland champions Cork led the way with five TG4 women’s football All Star Awards on Saturday, including dual player Angela Walsh, Bríd Stack, Geraldine O’Flynn, Ciara O’Sullivan and dual All Star winner Briege Corkery, who wins her eighth award.

Vera Foley is a new name on the list as she wins her first All Star for Cork in the half-back line. Dublin are also well represented in the 2014 selection as their captain Sinead Goldrick claims her third All Star in a row and is joined by Lyndsey Davey, who wins her second award and Sinead Aherne who receives her fourth.

Armagh captain Caroline O’Hanlon was named Senior Player’s Player of the Year . All Stars – Goalkeeper: Ciamh Dollard (Laois); Right-corner back: Mairéad Tennyson (Armagh); Full-back: Angela Walsh (Cork); Left-corner back: Bríd Stack (Cork); Right-half back: Vera Foley (Cork); Centre-half back: Sinead Goldrick (Dublin); Left-half back: Geraldine O’Flynn (Cork); Midfield: Briege Corkery (Cork); Midfield: Caroline O’Hanlon (Armagh); Right-half forward: Noelle Healy (Dublin); Centre-half forward: Ciara O’Sullivan (Cork); Left-half forward: Cora Courtney (Monaghan); Right-corner forward: Lyndsey Davey (Dublin); Full-forward: Sinéad Aherne (Dublin); Left-corner forward: Aileen Pyres (Down). Senior Players’ Player of the Year: Caroline O’Hanlon (Armagh); Intermediate Player’s Player of the Year: Caroline Little (Fermanagh); Junior Players’ Player of the Year: Aileen Pyres (Down)