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The '''All Stars Awards''', currently sponsored by [[Vodafone]], are given annually since 1971 by the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] to the best player in each of the fifteen positions in [[Gaelic football]], [[Hurling]], [[Gaelic football|Ladies football]], and [[Camogie]] in [[Ireland]]. Additionally, one player in each code is selected as the player of the year.
 
==History and procedure==
Since the 1960s there had been a tradition of annually selecting the best player in each position, in [[Gaelic football|football]] and [[hurling]], to create a special team of the year. Between 1963 and 1967 these players received what was known as the [[Cú Chulainn]] award. In 1971 these awards were formalised into the annual All-Star Awards.
 
The All-Stars team comprises the best player in each position, regardless of club or county affiliation. The composition of the All Star teams are decided by a small panel of sports journalists from the national media. The awards are presented at a gala banquet in November following the end of the championship season. Both mens teams are honoured with a special holiday where they play an exhibition game. Since 1971 over 1,000 players have been honoured with All-Stars Awards. [[Damien Martin]] of [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]] was the first ever recipient of the award, while in 2004 [[Paul Galvin (footballer)|Paul Galvin]] of [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]] became the 1,000th winner of the award.
 
==Winners==
===Most Recent Winners===
Mens Gaelic Football, 2006
 
The footballer of the year was awarded to [[Kieran Donaghy]]
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Player
!Position
!County Team
|-
|[[Stephen Cluxton]]
|Goalkeeper
|[[Dublin GAA|Dublin]]
|-
|[[Marc Ó Sé]]
|Right Corner Back
|[[Kerry GAA|Kerry]]
|-
|[[Barry Owens]]
|Full Back
|[[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]]
|-
|Karl Lacey
|Left Corner Back
|[[Donegal GAA|Donegal]]
|-
|[[Séamus Moynihan]]
|Right Half Back
|[[Kerry GAA|Kerry]]
|-
|[[Ger Spillane]]
|Centre Half Back
|[[Cork GAA|Cork]]
|-
|[[Aidan O'Mahony]]
|Left Half Back
|[[Kerry GAA|Kerry]]
|-
|Nicholas Murphy
|Midfield
|[[Cork GAA|Cork]]
|-
|[[Darragh Ó Sé]]
|Midfield
|[[Kerry GAA|Kerry]]
|-
|[[Paul Galvin (footballer)|Paul Galvin]]
|Right Half Forward
|[[Kerry GAA|Kerry]]
|-
|[[Alan Brogan]]
|Centre Half Forward
|[[Dublin GAA|Dublin]]
|-
|Alan Dillon
|Left Half Forward
|[[Mayo GAA|Mayo]]
|-
|[[Conor Mortimer]]
|Right Corner Forward
|[[Mayo GAA|Mayo]]
|-
|[[Kieran Donaghy]]
|Full Forward
|[[Kerry GAA|Kerry]]
|-
|[[Ronan Clarke]]
|Left Corner Forward
|[[Armagh GAA|Armagh]]
|}
 
Hurling, 2006
 
The hurler of the year was awarded to [[Henry Shefflin]]
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Player
!Position
!County Team
|-
|[[Donal Óg Cusack]]
|Goalkeeper
|[[Cork GAA|Cork]]
|-
|[[Eoin Murphy]]
|Right Corner Back
|[[Waterford GAA|Waterford]]
|-
|[[J.J. Delaney]]
|Full Back
|[[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]]
|-
|[[Brian Murphy (hurler)|Brian Murphy]]
|Left Corner Back
|[[Cork GAA|Cork]]
|-
|[[Tony Browne]]
|Right Half Back
|[[Waterford GAA|Waterford]]
|-
|[[Ronan Curran]]
|Centre Half Back
|[[Cork GAA|Cork]]
|-
|[[Tommy Walsh (hurler)|Tommy Walsh]]
|Left Half Back
|[[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]]
|-
|[[Jerry O'Connor]]
|Midfield
|[[Cork GAA|Cork]]
|-
|[[James Fitzpatrick (hurler)|James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick]]
|Midfield
|[[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]]
|-
|[[Dan Shanahan]]
|Right Half Forward
|[[Waterford GAA|Waterford]]
|-
|[[Henry Shefflin]]
|Centre Half Forward
|[[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]]
|-
|[[Eddie Brennan]]
|Left Half Forward
|[[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]]
|-
|[[Eoin Kelly (Tipperary hurler)|Eoin Kelly]]
|Full Forward
|[[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]]
|-
|[[Martin Comerford]]
|Full Forward
|[[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]]
|-
|[[Tony Griffin]]
|Left Corner Forward
|[[Clare GAA|Clare]]
|}
 
===Past winners===
For a complete listing of all winners see the following articles
 
*[[All Stars Footballer of the Year]]
*[[All Stars Hurler of the Year]]
*[[GAA All Stars Awards Past Winners (Football)]]
*[[GAA All Stars Awards Past Winners (Hurling)]]
*[[GAA All Stars Awards Past Winners (Ladies Football)]]
*[[GAA All Stars Awards Past Winners (Camogie)]]
 
==Records==
===Brothers===
 
Fifteen sets of brothers have won All Star Awards in [[hurling]]. They are:
 
*Colm, Conal and Cormac Bonnar of [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]].
*[[Tom Cashman|Tom]] and [[Jim Cashman]] of [[Cork GAA|Cork]].
*Andy and [[Martin Comerford]] of [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]].
*John and [[Joe Connolly]] of [[Galway GAA|Galway]].
*Jimmy and [[Joe Cooney]] of [[Galway GAA|Galway]].
*[[Johnny Dooley|Johnny]], [[Billy Dooley|Billy]] and [[Joe Dooley]] of [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]].
*Colm and [[Tony Doran]] of [[Wexford GAA|Wexford]].
*Liam and Ger Fennelly of [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]].
*Pat, Ger and John Henderson of [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]].
*[[Eoin Kelly (Tipperary hurler)|Eoin]] and [[Paul Kelly (hurler)|Paul Kelly]] of [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]].
*[[Brian Lohan|Brian]] and Frank Lohan of [[Clare GAA|Clare]].
*Willie and Eddie O'Connor of [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]].
*[[Seán Óg Ó hAilpín|Seán Óg]] and [[Setanta Ó hAilpín]] of [[Cork GAA|Cork]].
*Aidan and Bobby Ryan of [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]].
*Martin and John Quigley of [[Wexford GAA|Wexford]].
 
One set of twins have won All Star Awards in hurling:
*[[Jerry O'Connor|Jerry]] and [[Ben O'Connor]] of [[Cork GAA|Cork]].
 
Eight sets of brothers have won All Star Awards in [[Gaelic football]]. They are:
 
*Matt and Richie Connor of [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]].
*Tomás and Liam Connor of [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]].
*Dermot and Paul Earley of [[Kildare GAA|Kildare]].
*Seán and Brendan Lowry of [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]].
*James and [[Martin McHugh]] of [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]].
*Anthony and John McGurk of [[Derry GAA|Derry]].
*[[Tom Spillane|Tom]], Mick and [[Pat Spillane]] of [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]].
*[[Tomás Ó Sé]], [[Darragh Ó Sé]] and [[Marc Ó Sé]] of [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]].
 
===Father and Son===
 
Five father and son pairings have won All Star Awards. Four of these were in football:
*[[Pat Reynolds]] and Paddy Reynolds of [[Meath GAA|Meath]].
*[[Dermot Earley]] and [[Dermot Earley, Jnr]] of [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]] and [[Kildare GAA|Kildare]].
*Liam O'Neill and Kevin O'Neill of [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]] and [[Galway GAA|Galway]].
*[[Frank McGuigan]] and [[Brian McGuigan]] of [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]].
 
The only hurling father and son pairing are:
*[[Fan Larkin]] and [[Philly Larkin]] of [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]].
 
===Dual All Stars===
 
Three players share the distinction of winning All Star awards in both hurling and football, but they did not win the accolades in the same year. Due to the pressures of the modern games it is unlikely that these players feats will ever be repeated. These players are:
 
* [[Jimmy Barry-Murphy]] of [[Cork GAA|Cork]]
* [[Brian Murphy (dual player)|Brian Murphy]] of [[Cork GAA|Cork]]
* [[Liam Currams]] of [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]]
 
One player, [[Ray Cummins]] of [[Cork GAA|Cork]], holds the unique record of winning a [[hurling]] and a [[Gaelic football|football]] All Star in the same year (1971).
 
===Top Winners===
People who have received five or more awards since their introduction in 1971.
 
* 9 awards - [[Pat Spillane]] of [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]] in football, [[D.J. Carey]] of [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] in hurling
* 7 awards - [[Mikey Sheehy]] (Kerry) in football
* 6 awards - [[Peter Canavan]] (Tyrone) in football, [[Jack O'Shea]] (Kerry) in football, [[Ger Power]] (Kerry) in football, [[Nicky English]] (Tipperary) and [[Henry Shefflin]] (Kilkenny) in hurling,
* 5 awards - [[John Egan (footballer)|John Egan]] (Kerry), [[John O'Keeffe]] (Kerry), [[John O'Leary]] (Dublin), [[Páidí Ó Sé]] (Kerry), all in football, [[Eoin Kelly (Tipperary hurler)|Eoin Kelly]] (Tipperary) in hurling, [[Eddie Keher]] (Kilkenny) in hurling (Keher also earlier won 4 Cú Chulainn awards, 9 total)
 
==See also==
{{Gaelic Games Awards}}
 
[[Category:Gaelic Athletic Association All Star Awards]]
 
==External links==
*http://www.gaa.ie/page/football_all_stars.html
*http://www.gaa.ie/page/hurling_all_stars.html
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