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Cork duo vying it out with Waterford star for Camogie player of the year

Published 10:49 18 Sept 2023 BST

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The nominations for the 2023 PwC Camogie All-Star Awards have been revealed.

Leading the pack is the formidable 2023 All-Ireland Champions, Cork, with an impressive eleven nominations. Waterford follows closely with nine nominations, while Galway, Tipperary, and 2022 All-Ireland Champions, Kilkenny, also receive well-deserved recognition with seven, six, and three nominations respectively. All-Ireland Senior Champions Cork lead the way in the 2023 PwC Camogie All-Stars nominations, as they celebrate their triumphant return to glory after a five-year hiatus. The Rebels, with their eleven nominations, showcase the exceptional talent that contributed to their O'Duffy Cup victory this year. The eagerly anticipated Awards Ceremony will take place at Croke Park on 4th November 2023. Meanwhile, two of Cork's brightest sparks in Amy O'Connor and Saoirse McCarthy will vie it out with Waterford's Beth Carton for the player of the year award. The deserving Cork players nominated for the PwC Camogie All-Stars team are:

Amy Lee
Amy O'Connor
Fiona Keating
Hannah Looney
Katrina Mackey
Laura Hayes
Laura Treacy
Libby Coppinger
Meabh Cahalane
Meabh Murphy
Saoirse McCarthy

All-Ireland Finalists, Waterford, receive a significant number of nominations. The talented players recognised for their exceptional contributions are:

Annie Fitzgerald
Beth Carton
Brianna O'Regan
Keeley Corbett Barry
Lorraine Bray
Mairead O'Brien
Niamh Rockett
Orla Hickey
Vikki Falconer

Galway's players who have been nominated for the prestigious PwC Camogie All-Stars team are:

Aoife Donohue
Carrie Dolan
Fiona Ryan
Niamh Hanniffy
Roisin Black
Shauna Healy
Siobhán McGrath

Tipperary, have received six nominations with those players recognised for their outstanding contributions to the 2023 All-Ireland Championships are:

Aoife McGrath
Cait Devane
Julieanne Bourke
Karen Kennedy
Roisin Howard
Teresa Ryan

Kilkenny, the 2022 All-Ireland Champions, also have three nominations. The players who have been nominated for their tremendous efforts are:

Claire Phelan
Denise Gaule
Grace Walsh

In addition to the team nominations, the PwC GPA Camogie Player of the Year nominations have been announced. These nominations are selected and voted by intercounty players, through the GPA, with the awards sponsored by PwC. The PwC GPA Camogie Senior Player of the Year category features three remarkable players. The nominees are:

Amy O'Connor – Cork
Beth Carton - Waterford
Saoirse McCarthy - Cork

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6 August 2022; Amy O'Connor of Cork celebrates after scoring her side's fourth goal, and her hat-trick, during the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Camogie Championship Premier Senior Final match between Waterford and Cork at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile[/caption] Derry, All-Ireland Intermediate Champions, have two nominations in this category. The nominees from Derry are: