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2022
# leading lights
Nominees revealed for 2022 Rugby Players Ireland Awards
The awards will take place on 18 May in Dublin.
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May 11th 2022, 7:39 PM
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Meath, Tyrone and Antrim stars win GAA Player of the Month awards for September
Vikki Wall, Conor Meyler and Maeve Kelly were all honoured.
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Sep 20th 2021, 12:53 PM
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9 awards for Limerick as 2020 All-Star hurling team is named
Waterford, Clare, Kilkenny and Galway also have players honoured.
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Feb 20th 2021, 7:30 PM
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Limerick and Tyrone stars bag GAA Player of the Month awards for October
Recognition for Gearóid Hegarty and Conor McKenna after some impressive performances.
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Nov 5th 2020, 1:16 PM
# Stars Align
8 players who could light up tomorrow's All-Ireland semi-finals in Croke Park
Fierce rivalries will be renewed as Dublin face Cork and Mayo meet Galway.
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Aug 24th 2019, 7:45 AM
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8 players to watch in this week's Fitzgibbon Cup hurling semi-finals
DCU, UCC, Mary Immaculate and NUI Galway are all in action.
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Feb 11th 2019, 4:51 PM
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Kilkenny, Cork and Dublin stars land Player of the Year awards for 2018 exploits
Anne Dalton won the senior award and pocketed her sixth All-Star.
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Nov 4th 2018, 10:20 AM
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Here are the 6 nominees for the latest GAA player of the month awards
Burke, Clifford, McManus, Gillane, Mannion and Duggan are the stars nominated.
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Aug 2nd 2018, 2:12 PM
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Do you agree with the man-of-the-match winners from yesterday's Super 8s action?
Monaghan goalkeeper Rory Beggan and Galway’s Ian Burke scooped the individual awards.
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Jul 23rd 2018, 10:51 AM
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Do you agree with The Sunday Game's man-of-the-match winners?
Galway’s Shane Walsh and Clare’s Jamie Shanahan scooped the awards on last night’s show.
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Jun 18th 2018, 10:16 AM
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Do you agree with the man-of-the-match winners from the weekend's GAA action?
Stars from Kilkenny, Clare, Dublin and Meath took home the awards.
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Jun 11th 2018, 2:43 PM
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Do you agree with the man-of-the-match winners from the weekend's GAA action?
Galway, Limerick, Fermanagh and Tipperary players recognised for their exploits.
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Jun 4th 2018, 8:15 AM
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Do you agree with The42's Gaelic Football 2017 Team of the Year?
Let the debate begin.
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Dec 29th 2017, 3:00 PM
# talented trio
3 rising stars nominated for first-ever RTÉ Sports Young Sportsperson of the Year
Gina Akpe-Moses, David Clifford and Mona McSharry are in contention for the 2017 accolade.
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Dec 12th 2017, 9:30 PM
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Dublin, Tipperary and Derry stars land player of the year awards after 2017 exploits
Noelle Healy won the senior award and claimed her third All-Star honour.
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Nov 26th 2017, 11:00 AM
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11 for Cork and 9 for Kilkenny in 2017 All-Star camogie nominees as winners to tour Madrid
Dublin, Galway, Clare, Wexford, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford all have nominees as well.
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Oct 4th 2017, 1:35 PM
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12 for Dublin, 9 for Cork, 6 for Mayo - 2017 Ladies football All-Star nominees unveiled
Donegal, Kerry, Waterford, Armagh, Tipp, Tyrone, Cavan, Galway, Monaghan and Sligo also have nominees on the 45-player shortlist.
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Oct 2nd 2017, 3:11 PM
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13 for Dublin and 12 for Mayo in 2017 All-Star football nominations
Tyrone, Kerry, Kildare, Down, Roscommon, Armagh, Monaghan and Donegal also have nominees.
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Sep 21st 2017, 6:00 AM
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14 for Galway and 11 for Waterford in 2017 All-Star hurling nominations
Cork, Tipperary, Wexford, Kilkenny and Clare also have nominees.
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Sep 20th 2017, 6:00 AM
# MOTM
Do you agree with The Sunday Game's man-of-the-match selections?
Conor Lehane and Patrick Durcan scooped yesterday’s awards.
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May 22nd 2017, 11:19 AM
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Ireland duo Murray and Stander on shortlist for Six Nations Player of the Tournament
The Munster pair are Ireland’s representatives on the 12-man shortlist.
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Mar 20th 2017, 10:34 AM
# Comeback kings
Tyrone power to top of Division 1 as strong second half performance blows Cavan away
Cavan now find themselves in a relegation dogfight.
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Mar 12th 2017, 5:30 PM
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Do you agree with The42's Gaelic Football 2016 Team of the Year?
Let the debate begin.
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Dec 21st 2016, 6:00 PM
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Loughnane, Spillane, Fenton and McGrath all honoured for their GAA exploits last night
The inter-county stars were honoured by Ireland’s leading GAA journalists.
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Oct 29th 2016, 6:30 AM
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Cork, Kilkenny and Wexford stars to battle it out for senior camogie player of the year award
Orla Cotter, Denise Gaule and Kate Kelly are the players in contention.
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Oct 11th 2016, 3:00 PM
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Champions Tipperary out in front with 15 nominees for the 2016 GAA-GPA All-Star hurling awards
Waterford, Kilkenny, Galway, Clare, Wexford, Cork and Limerick all have nominees.
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Oct 7th 2016, 7:00 AM
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Dublin and Mayo lead the way with 11 nominees each for the 2016 GAA-GPA football All-Stars
Tyrone, Tipperary, Kerry, Galway, Donegal and Clare also have nominees.
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Oct 6th 2016, 7:38 AM
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Do you agree with the All-Ireland hurling quarter-final man-of-the-match winners?
Good news for Waterford and Galway players.
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Jul 25th 2016, 5:30 PM
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Do you agree with the Leinster and Ulster final man-of-the-match winners?
Good news for Tyrone and Dublin players.
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Jul 18th 2016, 11:10 AM
# Best XI
Premier League snubbed in Uefa team of the year
European powerhouses Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid dominate the fans’ selection.
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Jan 8th 2016, 3:46 PM
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6 Kerry, 4 Tyrone and 2 Dublin players make the best Gaelic football team from the last 15 years
There’s one apiece from Mayo, Galway and Armagh.
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Sep 18th 2015, 1:10 PM
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The 2015 August Allstar football awards go to...
Let the debate begin. Here are the front runners for the 2015 Allstar football awards ahead of this weekend’s first semi-final in Croke Park.
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Aug 20th 2015, 5:07 PM
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6 winners for Cork and 4 for Dublin at 2014 Ladies football Allstar awards
Armagh, Monaghan, Laois and Down players complete the team.
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Nov 9th 2014, 11:16 AM
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Here's the 2014 Allstar football team - 5 for Kerry, 4 for Donegal, 3 each for Dublin and Mayo
There are six first-time winners in this year’s Allstar team.
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Oct 23rd 2014, 7:00 AM
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Kerry and Monaghan lead the way in our Gaelic football team of the weekend
Players from Laois, Sligo, Limerick, Tipperary and Wexford also make the cut.
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Jul 7th 2014, 6:30 PM
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UCC and WIT lead the way in teams of the year after Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cup action
Eight counties are represented in the football team with seven counties featured in the hurling team.
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Mar 20th 2014, 3:19 PM
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These fantastic people are making our roads safer every day
Heart-warming stories of community outreach from the Road Safety Authority’s Leading Light Awards.
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Oct 8th 2013, 11:14 AM