Camogie All Stars Awards


The Camogie All Star Awards are awarded each November to 15 players who have made outstanding contributions to the Irish stick and ball team sport of camogie in the 15 traditional positions on the field: goalkeeper, three full backs, three half-backs, two midfields, three half-forwards and three full-forwards. They were awarded for the first time in 2003 as an independent initiative sponsored by a hotel group and accorded official status by the Camogie Association in 2004.
In 2004 a team of the century was also chosen to commemorate the centenary of the sport. O'Neill's are the present title sponsors of the awards. The leading awards winner is Gemma O'Connor of Cork with eleven awards.

Past winners

2003 (unofficial)

, Rose Collins, Una O'Dwyer, Stephanie Dunlea, Mary O'Connor, Ciara Gaynor, Therese Brophy, Vera Sheehan, Jane Adams, Emer Dillon, Clare Grogan, Eileen O'Brien, Eimear McDonnell, Deirdre Hughes, Fiona O'Driscoll

2004

, Suzanne Kelly, Una O'Dwyer, Áine Codd, Mary Leacy, Ciara Gaynor, Therese Brophy, Kate Kelly, Gemma O'Connor , Jennifer O'Leary, Máirín McAleenan, Claire Grogan, Ann Marie Hayes, Deirdre Hughes, Sinéad Millea.

2005

, Sinéad Cahalan, Catherine O'Loughlin, Julie Kirwan, Anna Geary, Mary O'Connor, Therese Maher, Gemma O'Connor, Ciara Lucey, Jennifer O'Leary, Rachel Moloney, Clare Grogan, Eimear McDonnell, Catherine O'Loughlin, Emer Dillon.

2006

, Regina Glynn, Suzanne Kelly, Rena Buckley, Philly Fogarty, Mary O'Connor, Anna Geary, Gemma O'Connor, Kate Kelly, Joanne Ryan, Briege Corkery, Jennifer O'Leary, Imelda Kennedy, Louise O'Hara, Veronica Curtin

2007

; Eimear Brannigan, Catherine O'Loughlin, Rose Collins ; Rena Buckley, Mary Leacy Cathriona Foley ; Gemma O'Connor, Philly Fogarty ; Veronica Curtin, Aisling Diamond, Jennifer O'Leary ; Kate Kelly, Clare Grogan, Una Leacy

2008

, Cathriona Foley, Catherine O'Loughlin, Trish O'Halloran, Michaela Morkan, Sinéad Cahalan, Gemma O'Connor, Briege Corkery, Orla Cotter, Jessica Gill, Therese Maher, Aoife Neary, Síle Burns, Rachel Moloney, Jane Adams

2009

, Regina Glynn, Cathriona Foley, Jacqui Frisby, Ann Marie Hayes, Mary O'Connor, Elaine Aylward, Briege Corkery, Ann Dalton, Katie Power, Gemma O'Connor, Therese Maher, Aoife Neary, Grainne McGoldrick, Rachel Moloney,

2010

, Claire O'Connor, Catherine O'Loughlin, Niamh Kilkenny, Regina Glynn, Mary Leacy, Anna Geary, Orla Kilkenny, Ann Dalton, Kate Kelly, Una Leacy, Brenda Hanney, Katrina Parrock, Ursula Jacob, Aislinn Connolly.

2011

; Claire O'Connor, Catherine O'Loughlin ; Lorraine Ryan, Ann Marie Hayes,, Therese Maher ; Anna Geary, Niamh Kilkenny, Jill Horan, Kate Kelly, Una Leacy, Jennifer O'Leary, Katrina Parrock, Ursula Jacob, Brenda Hanney.

2012

, Claire O'Connor, Catherine O'Loughlin, Sheila O'Sullivan, Pamela Mackey, Gemma O'Connor, Deirdre Codd, Niamh Kilkenny, Jennifer O'Leary, Kate Kelly, Niamh McGrath, Briege Corkery, Katriona Mackey, Ursula Jacob, Katrina Parrock.

2013

, Mairead Power, Sarah Dervan, Lorraine Ryan, Edwina Keane, Therese Maher, Chloe Morey, Niamh Kilkenny, Jennifer O'Leary, Katie Power, Niamh McGrath, Kate Kelly, Shelly Farrell, Elaine Dermody, Ailish O'Reilly.

2014

, Joanne O'Callaghan, Máire McGrath, Sarah Dervan,, Eimear O’Sullivan, Gemma O'Connor, Collette Dormer, Rena Buckley, Ann Dalton, Jennifer O'Leary, Orla Cotter, Briege Corkery, Michelle Quilty, Ursula Jacob, Katriona Mackey.

2015

, Pamela Mackey, Sarah Dervan, Heather Cooney, Rena Buckley, Gemma O'Connor, Lorraine Ryan, Niamh Kilkenny, Ashling Thompson, Orla Cotter, Niamh McGrath, Kate Kelly, Briege Corkery, Molly Dunne, Ailish O'Reilly.

2016

Emma Kavanagh, Pamela Mackey, Sarah Dervan, Collette Dormer, Rebecca Hennelly, Ann Dalton, Meighan Farrell, Orla Cotter, Miriam Walsh, Denise Gaule, Julieanne Malone, Aoife Donohue, Michelle Quilty, Kate Kelly, Katriona Mackey

2017

, Rena Buckley, Catherine Foley, Laura Treacy, Gemma O'Connor, Ann Dalton, Eimear O'Sullivan, Meighan Farrell, Ashling Thompson, Katriona Mackey, Katie Power, Orla Cotter, Ailish O'Reilly, Aisling Maher, Aoife Donohue

2018

Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances
GK Aoife MurrayCork8
RCB Grace WalshKilkenny1
FB Sarah DervanGalway5
LCB Pamela MackeyCork4
RWB Hannah LooneyCork1
CB Ann DaltonKilkenny6
LWB Chloe SigersonCork1
MD Gemma O'ConnorCork11
MD Meighan Farrell Kilkenny3
RWF Orla Cotter Cork6
CF Katie Power Kilkenny4
LWF Denise GauleKilkenny2
RCF Katriona Mackey Cork5
FF Cáit Devane Tipperary1
LCF Beth CartonWaterford1

Soaring Stars

Soaring Star Camogie Awards introduced in 2009 recognises outstanding players from the Junior camogie championship grades.

2009

, Fiona Stephens, Eimear Moynan, Karen Brady, Karen Tinelly, Michaela Morkan, Louise Donoghue, Louise Mahony, Niamh Coyle, Arlene Watkins, Catherine McGourty, Áine Lyng, Susie O'Carroll, Karen Kelly, Elaine Dermody.

2010

Caroline Connaughton, Rhona Torney, Shona Curran, Regina Gorman, Fionnuala Carr, Jennie Simpson, Bernie Murray, Kerrie O'Neill, Michaela Convery, Áine Lyng, Shannon Graham, Sarah Anne Fitzgerald, Jane Adams, Jane Dolan.

2011

Aisling O'Brien, Emma Hannon, Jennie Simpson, Orla Maginn, Áine Keogh, Fionnuala Carr, Gráinne Kenneally, Patricia Jackman, Pamela Greville, Catherine McGourty, Nicola Morrissey, Jane Dolan, Colette McSorley, Karen Kelly, Niamh Mallon,

2012

Emily Mangan, Karen Tinnelly, Claire Coffey, Fiona O'Neill, Lisa McCrickard, Sarah Ann Fitzgerald, Aoife Thompson, Catherine McGourty, Kristina Troy, Susie O'Carroll, Jane Dolan, Aileen Donnelly, Niamh Mallon, Sinead Hackett, Sarah Louise Carr

2013

Laura Dunne, Karen Tinnelly, Aoife Trant, Kate Aherne, Aishling Dunphy, Sarah Ann Fitzgerald, Angela Lyons, Carol Ann Canning, Clodagh Flanagan, Siobhan Hurley, Louise Mahony, Denise McGrath, Susie O'Carroll, Niamh Dollard.

2014

Laura Dunne, Karen Tinnelly, Ciara McGovern, Deirdre Johnstone Eimear Delaney, Lisa McAliskey, Fionnuala Carr, Dinah Loughlin, Karen McMullan,, Annette McGeeney, Sarah-Anne Fitzgerald, Catherine McGourty, Niamh Mallon, Niamh Dollard, Kelley Hopkins

2015

Susan Spillane, Rachel Fitzmaurice, Laura-Marie Maher, Louise Mahony, Sarah-Anne Fitzgerald, Pamela Greville

2016

Ciara Donnelly, Bernie Murray, Eleanor Tracey, Ciara Quirke, Kelley Hopkins, Dinah Loughlin

2017

Laura Doherty, Caoimhe McCrossan, Aoife Bugler

2018

Deirdre Johnstone, Caragh Dawson

Intermediate Soaring Stars

2010

, Michaela Morkan, Ciara O'Connor.

2011

, Frances Doran, Jane Adams.

2012

Sinead Cassidy, Katie McAnenly, Sarah Noone

2013

Rebecca Hennelly, Niamh Mulcahy, Paula Kenny

2014

Niamh Mulcahy,, Caoimhe Costelloe,, Catherine Foley

2015

Susie O'Carroll, Melissa Lyons, Lorraine Bray, Beth Carton, Patricia Jackman, Jane Dolan

2016

Jenny Clifford, Ciara Holden, Linda Collins, Chloe Sigerson, Aisling Burke, Jane Dolan

2017

Emily Mangan, Sarah Harrington, Claire Coffey, Niamh Ní Chaoimh, Emma Brennan, Sarah Buckley, Emer Reilly, Megan Thynne, Keeva McCarthy, Amy Gaffney, Aoife Minogue, Jane Dolan

2018

Amy Lee, Leah Weste, Sarah Harrington, Alannah Savage, Fionnuala Carr, Jennifer Barry, Katelyn Hickey, Paula Gribben, Jenny Grace, Saoirse McCarthy, Niamh Mallon, Sara-Louise Carr, Caitríona Collins

Team of the Century

, Liz Neary, Marie Costine-O'Donovan, Mary Sinnott-Dinan, Bridie Martin-McGarry, Sandie Fitzgibbon, Margaret O'Leary-Leacy, Mairéad McAtamney-Magill, Linda Mellerick, Sophie Brack, Kathleen Mills-Hill, Una O'Connor, Pat Moloney-Lenihan, Deirdre Hughes, Angela Downey-Browne

Other awards

Player of the Year (Various Sponsors)

The Irish Independent sports star of the week, selected by newspaper sports staff, was traditionally accorded to a camogie player once each year on the week of the All Ireland final. Annual Cúchulainn All Star awards were introduced as part of the first Gaelic Weekly All-star awards scheme, initiated by a group of sportswriters led by Mick Dunne and awarded on the same selectorial basis as the Gaelic football and hurling all stars are today, though without a major sponsor. They were awarded to two camogie players in 1964-7, reduced to one in 1968-9. The camogie selectors for 1964 were Maeve Gilroy, Kathleen Mills and Lil O'Grady and those of 1965 were Kathleen O'Duffy, Síghle Nic an Ultaigh and Eithne Neville. In the 1970s the GAA Player of the month scheme, awarded one of its monthly awards, usually in November, to a camogie player. The scheme, initiated by sports journalist and historian David Guiney and also selected by sportswriters, became an effective player of the year award under three successive sponsors, B+I Line, Irish Nationwide and Eircell. The camogie player of the year was revived as part of the Powerscreen all star award scheme in and an official player of the year award was introduced in 2005.
The first attempt at a young player of the year award was the Elvery's Cup for “Miss Camogie”, as much in the tradition of pageants as sports star awards, awarded to UCD Ashbourne Cup winning captain Patricia Morrissey in 1971. Another short-lived young player of the year award, sponsored by Levi’s was awarded to Cork player Claire Cronin in 1976. It was established on an official basis in 2004.
Sponsored by AIB for the best player in the junior grade.
A skills competition in which players competed in a variety of skills. The Poc Fada competition, winners listed elsewhere, also has a camogie section.
Selected by the sports editors of national newspapers in 10 nominated sports each year.
. 2004 Annette McGeeney from Roscommon and Sligo IT. The other nominees were Róisin O'Neill and Rosie O'Reilly.