Ulster football champions Donegal have received seven PwC GAA-GPA football All-Star nominations for 2024 – with Ciarán Moore (St Eunan’s) one of three players on the shortlist for Young Footballer of the Year.
All-Ireland champions Armagh, predictably, top the list of nominations with 11 – with beaten finalists Galway taking eight.
The seven Donegal players selected are:
- Shaun Pattor (St Eunan’s)
- Brendan McCole (St Naul’s)
- Peader Mogan (St Naul’s)
- Ryan McHugh (Kilcar)
- Caolan McGonagle (Buncrana)
- Michael Langan (St Michael’s)
- Oisín Gallen (MacCumhaill’s).
Connacht neighbours Mayo and Roscommon have two nominations each, with Aidan O’Shea and Ryan O’Donoghue selected for Kevin McStay’s side, while Brian Stack and Diarmuid Murtagh are nominated for Roscommon.
Armagh’s Barry McCambridge and the Galway duo of Paul Conroy and John Maher are three nominees for Footballer of the Year.
The 45 nominees will be whittled down to the final selection of 15, who’ll their gongs at the All-Stars Awards ceremony, which takes place in the RDS on November 1st.
Football All-Stars list of nominees in full
Goalkeepers
Blaine Hughes (Armagh), Shaun Patton (Donegal), Niall Morgan (Tyrone)
Backs
Aaron McKay (Armagh), Barry McCambridge (Armagh), Aidan Forker (Armagh), Paddy Burns (Armagh), Peadar Mogan (Donegal), Ryan McHugh (Donegal), Caolan McGonigle (Donegal), Brendan McCole (Donegal), Johnny McGrath (Galway), Dylan McHugh (Galway), Liam Silke (Galway), Craig Lennon (Louth), Donal McKenny (Louth), Brian Ó Beaglaioch (Kerry), Tom O’Sullivan (Kerry), Seán Bugler (Dublin), Brian Stack (Roscommon), Daniel O’Mahony (Cork)
Midfielders
Niall Grimley (Armagh), Ben Crealey (Armagh), Michael Langan (Donegal), Brian Fenton (Dublin), Tommy Durnin (Louth), Paul Conroy (Galway)
Forwards
Rian O’Neill (Armagh), Conor Turbitt (Armagh), Oisín Conaty (Armagh), Rory Grugan (Armagh), Cillian McDaid (Galway), John Maher (Galway), Rob Finnerty (Galway), Shane Walsh (Galway), David Clifford (Kerry), Paudie Clifford (Kerry), Con O’Callaghan (Dublin), Cormac Costello (Dublin), Ryan O’Donoghue (Mayo), Aidan O’Shea (Mayo), Oisín Gallen (Donegal), Darragh Canavan (Tyrone), Sam Mulroy (Louth), Diarmuid Murtagh (Roscommon)
PwC GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year nominees
Barry McCambridge (Armagh), Paul Conroy (Galway), John Maher (Galway)
PwC GAA/GPA Young Footballer of the Year nominees
Oisín Conaty (Armagh), Johnny McGrath (Galway), Ciarán Moore (Donegal).
