Armagh dominate All-Star football list as Dublin and Kerry miss out
The All-Ireland winners have taken up six spots in this year’s honours list. After fifteen seasons without a single All-Star, Armagh are back at the top of the Gaelic football mountain with six of their championship-winning players earning a spot on this year’s illustrious list. There are five counties represented and 14 first-time winners, including […]
1 year ago
Gaelic Football All-Star nominations revealed with one surprise omission
The PwC Footballer of the Year award will go to Galway or Armagh for the first time in over two decades. The PwC GAA-GPA Footballer of the Year award nominations have been announced, with 11 counties represented among the 45 nominees. All-Ireland champions Armagh have raked in 11 All-Star nominations, while All-Ireland finalists Galway nabbed […]
1 year ago
“I’m trying to get him to swing his left foot but it’s proving difficult at the moment” – Young Ógie Clifford doing well
David and Paudie Clifford have become the ninth set of brothers to make an All-Star football team in the same year but it won’t be long before there’s another Clifford on the block. Ógie Clifford was born in September, a day after Kerry lost the All-Ireland semi-final to Tyrone and his father David says that, […]
4 years ago
Far from resting on his first All-Star, Darragh Fitzgibbon earns standing ovation very next day
The pride of Charleville left the pitch to a standing ovation. Darragh Fitzgibbon is only 21 years of age yet he already has an All-Star and two Munster senior championships won. He’s gone well so far, but there’s so much more to come. Hurling is the main game in Charleville and Darragh Fitzgibbon is their […]
8 years ago
In Pictures: GAA All Stars arriving at awards ceremony
The GAA’s finest gathered at the Dublin Convention Centre on Friday to celebrate the PWC All Star awards. Both the football and hurling All Star teams will both be named at the ceremony as well as the major awards including young hurler of the year, young footballer of the year, footballer of the year and […]
8 years ago
Stephen Cluxton is the best ever, he just wasn’t the best this year
Outrage, total outrage… The 2018 Gaelic football All-Stars select has been announced and there is some cause for concern. Stephen Cluxton has been snubbed for the fifth year in a row. Since his last All-Star win, he has lifted Sam Maguire four times. The man has captained the All-Ireland winners five times in total, and […]
8 years ago