Six Dubs named on Team of the League!

  • May 25,2011

The Bord Gais Energy Teams of the 2011 Leagues have been announced. This is the third year of the joint initiative from the Ladies Gaelic Football Association and Bord Gáis Energy which recognises the players who excelled during the league campaigns across all four divisions. 60 players from 26 counties were selected and were presented with a specially commissioned kit to mark their achievements.

The selection process is led by team managers and referees who were asked to nominate players after each round of league matches - naturally enough managers are precluded from voting for their own players.

Speaking at the announcement Pat Quill, President of Ladies Gaelic Football said: It is a great personal honour for the players to be selected. All counties have talented players and these awards may be the only opportunity that players from counties who do not reach the final stages of competitions get to be recognised.

I thank the county managers and referees for their diligence in their nominations. These are also coveted awards by the managers in recognition of their team building skills. It has been a wonderful evening of interaction and friendships and I thank Bord Gáis Energy for their foresight in honouring these talented members of our Association.

Dublin had six representatives on the Bord Gáis Energy Div 2 Team of the Year: Cliodhna OConnor, Sinead Goldrick, Ailish McKenna, Gemma Fay, Siobhan McGrath and Sinead Aherne.

Bord Gáis Energy Division 1 Team of the League
1. Elaine Harte (Cork) 2. Aisling Quigley (Laois) 3. Gráinne Dunne (Laois) 4. Aoife McAnespie (Monaghan) 5. Briege Corkery (Cork) 6. Bríd Stack (Cork) 7. Aisling Holton (Kildare) 8. Joanne Timmons (Kildare) 9. Tracey Lawlor (Laois) 10. Cathy Donnelly (Tyrone) 11. Valerie Mulcahy (Cork) 12. Amy OShea (Cork) 13. Geraldine McLaughlin (Donegal) 14. Noelle Earley (Kildare) 15. Ciara McAnespie (Monaghan)

Cork = 5, Laois = 3, Kildare = 3, Monaghan = 2, Tyrone = 1, Donegal = 1

Bord Gáis Energy Division 2 Team of the League
1. Clíodhna OConnor (Dublin) 2. Sinéad Goldrick (Dublin) 3. Gráinne McGlade (Cavan) 4. Ailish McKenna (Dublin) 5. Gemma Fay (Dublin) 6. Shauna Bennett (Meath) 7. Siobhan McGrath (Dublin) 8. Katie OBrien (Meath) 9. Caroline OHanlon (Armagh) 10. Gráinne Nulty (Meath) 11. Michelle Ryan (Waterford) 12. Aisling Doonan (Cavan) 13. Sinead Aherne (Dublin) 14. Mary Sheridan (Meath) 15. Noelle Gormley (Sligo)

Dublin = 6, Meath = 4, Cavan = 2, Waterford = 1, Sligo = 1, Armagh = 1

Bord Gáis Energy Division 3 Team of the League
1. Mary Rose Kelly (Wexford) 2. Nuala Curran (Fermanagh) 3. Lorraine Kelly (Clare) 4. Leona Tector (Wexford) 5. Sinead Fegan (Down) 6. Tara Little (Fermanagh) 7. Marcella Connolly (Fermanagh) 8. Caoilfhionn Deeney (Wicklow) 9. Louise Henchy (Clare) 10. Sharon Little (Fermanagh) 11. Niamh Keane (Clare) 12. Eimear Considine (Clare) 13. Niamh ODea (Clare) 14. Dymphna OBrien (Limerick) 15. Áine Tighe (Leitrim)

Clare = 5, Fermanagh = 4, Wexford = 2, Down = 1, Leitrim = 1, Limerick = 1, Wicklow = 1

Bord Gáis Energy Division 4 Team of the League
1. Gemma Leahy (Westmeath) 2. Nuala OHagan (Derry) 3. Tríona Durkan (Westmeath) 4. Clare Kelly (Roscommon) 5. Sandra Lynch (Louth) 6. Sinéad Cooney (Roscommon) 7. Christine McDonald (Offaly) 8. Tracey Kelly (Derry) 9. Ruth Kearney (Westmeath) 10. Jenny Higgins (Roscommon) 11. Leah Mullins (Carlow) 12. Mairéad Cooper (Antrim) 13. Karen Hegarty (Westmeath) 14. Ailisha Wilkinson (Derry) 15. Maria Reid (Louth)

Westmeath = 4, Derry = 3, Roscommon = 3, Louth = 2, Offaly = 1, Carlow = 1, Antrim = 1

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