The list of nominations for the Hurling All-Stars has been released and it features some interesting choices and absentees and also the nominees for Young hurler of the year and hurler of the year. Limerick feature predominantly as you would expect, but it’s great to see Tony Kelly nominated for hurler of the year, what a year the Clare man had. The All-Star team will be announced late next month in a TV show that will be in line with Covid-19 restrictions.
@LimerickCLG’s towering wing forward, Gearóid Hegarty (Naomh Padraig), @GaaClare powerhouse Tony Kelly (Ballyea) and @WaterfordGAA dynamo Stephen Bennett (Ballysaggart) are the nominees for the the PwC GAA/GPA Hurler of the Year Award #PwCAllStars pic.twitter.com/o65RH8YqkO
— The GAA (@officialgaa) January 16, 2021
The PwC GAA/GPA Young Hurler of the Year Award nominees have been named. It’s between @KilkennyCLG’s Eoin Cody (Ballyhale Shamrocks), @WaterfordGAA’s Iarlaith Daly (Lismore) and @TipperaryGAA’s Jake Morris (Nenagh Éire Óg) #PwCAllStars pic.twitter.com/U1rS0AIlTK
— The GAA (@officialgaa) January 16, 2021
Full list of nominations
Goalkeepers: Stephen O’Keeffe (Waterford), Nickie Quaid (Limerick), Eibhear Quilligan (Clare).
Defenders: Seán Finn (Limerick), Dan Morrissey (Limerick), Barry Nash (Limerick), Diarmuid Byrnes (Limerick), Declan Hannon (Limerick), Kyle Hayes (Limerick), Conor Prunty (Waterford), Shane McNulty (Waterford), Calum Lyons (Waterford), Tadhg De Burcá (Waterford), Daithí Burke (Galway), Aidan Harte (Galway), Pádraic Mannion (Galway), Conor Delaney (Kilkenny), Padraig Walsh (Kilkenny), Rory Hayes (Clare), Mark Coleman (Cork), Ronan Maher (Tipperary).
Midfielders: Will O’Donoghue (Limerick), Cian Lynch (Limerick), Jamie Barron (Waterford), Tony Kelly (Clare), Michael Breen (Tipperary), Conor Browne (Kilkenny).
Forwards: Gearóid Hegarty (Limerick), Tom Morrissey (Limerick), Aaron Gillane (Limerick), Seamus Flanagan (Limerick), Graeme Mulcahy (Limerick), Stephen Bennett (Waterford), Dessie Hutchinson (Waterford), Austin Gleeson (Waterford), Jack Fagan (Waterford), Brian Concannon (Galway), Joe Canning (Galway), Conor Whelan (Galway), Cathal Mannion (Galway), TJ Reid (Kilkenny), John Donnelly (Kilkenny), Donal Burke (Dublin), Cathal Malone (Clare), Shane Kingston (Cork).