Aherne leads Dublin All Star Honours list ...
- Nov 14,2019
Aherne leads the way with 7 All Stars Awards -
On Saturday night next, the City West hotel in Saggart Co Dublin will once again play host to the LGFA Annual All Star Awards banquet.
The All Stars awards were first presented back in 1981 seven years after the founding of the Association in Hayes Hotel, Thurles in 1974.
The All Star banquet as we know it today commenced back in 2003 up until then players received their awards after a football match which was normally played between the reigning All Ireland champions and an All Star selection, no designer gowns or “Jimmy Choo’s” on display in those days!
Since the inception of the All Stars awards Dublin have received 29 statuettes with the first being won back in 1983 by Kathleen Kennedy who was honoured as All Star goalkeeper, she followed this up with a second award for the same position in 1984.
Three times All Ireland winning Captain, Sinead Aherne leads the Dublin honours list with seven awards followed by Sinead Goldrick with six.
Dublin All Star Award Roll of Honour:
Sinead Aherne 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, Sinead Goldrick 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, Lyndsey Davey 2005, 2014, 2015, 2018, Noelle Healy 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, Siobhan McGrath 2009, 2010, 2018, Carla Rowe 2015, 2016, Ciara Trant 2017, 2018, Cliodhna O’Connor 2004, 2009, Gemma Fay 2005, 2010, Leah Caffrey 2016, 2017, Rachel Ruddy 2010, 2017, Kathleen Kennedy 1983, 1984, Julie Kavanagh 1991, Denise Smith 1993, Louise Kelly 2001, Sile Nic Coitir 2002, Suzanne Hughes 2002, Angie McNally 2003, Maria Kavanagh 2003, Martina Farrell 2003, Bernie Finlay 2004, Louise Keegan 2004, Mary Nevin 2004, Amy McGuinness 2010, Denise Masterson 2010, Elaine Kelly 2011, Sinead Finnegan 2015, Nicole Owens 2017, Lauren Magee 2018
This year thirteen Dublin players have been nominated for All Star awards; Ciara Trant (St Brigids), Éabha Rutledge (Kilmacud Crokes), Niamh Collins (Foxrock Cabinteely), Martha Byrne (Cuala), Aoife Kane (Kilmacud Crokes), Sinead Goldrick (Foxrock Cabinteely), Olwen Carey (Thomas Davis), Lauren Magee (Kilmacud Crokes), Siobhan McGrath (Thomas Davis), Carla Rowe (Clann Mhuire), Niamh McEvoy (St Sylvesters), Lyndsey Davey (Skerries Harps) and Sinead Aherne (St Sylvesters).
We wish all the girls the very best of luck, special mention also to Sinead Goldrick and Siobhan McGrath who have been shortlisted for the Players Player of the Year Award.
Gráinne McElwain will be live on the red carpet and will be interviewing special guests ahead of the TG4 Ladies All Stars Banquet. Watch live the Spórt TG4 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SportTG4/
While on Sunday 24th November tune into “Réaltaí Pheil na mBan” as the programme looks back at all the highlights of the Ladies Football All-Stars Awards banquet, 5.10pm on TG4.