TG4 All-Ireland Finalists Kerry have been rewarded with five All Star award winners, namely defenders Eilís Lynch and Cáit Lynch, midfielder Lorraine Scanlon, and forwards Niamh Carmody and Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh.
Kerry’s Cáit Lynch is now a three-time TG4 All-Star award winner, while the Kingdom’s ace forward Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh and Dublin’s Carla Rowe are both honoured for a fourth time.
Cork’s Ciara O’Sullivan is now a five-time winner, and she bridges a five-year gap after winning her fourth award in 2018.
Three from Desmonds Club
The 2023 TG4 All Star team also contains three players from the Castleisland Desmonds club in Kerry – cousins, Eilís Lynch and Cáit Lynch with their club-mate and Knocknagoshel native, Lorraine Scanlon.
Dublin’s haul eclipses their previous all-time best of seven players on the annual selection, which was achieved twice in 2018 and 2019.
The 2023 team was revealed on Saturday night at the annual TG4 All Star awards banquet, in association with Lidl, as the Bonnington Dublin Hotel.
Dublin’s Eight Awards
Dublin’s eight winners are goalkeeper Abby Shiels, defenders Leah Caffrey, Lauren Magee and Martha Byrne, midfielder Jennifer Dunne, and forwards Orlagh Nolan, Hannah Tyrrell and Carla Rowe.
Tyrrell was named Player of the Match in the 2023 TG4 All-Ireland Senior Final, as Rowe had the honour of lifting the Brendan Martin Cup as team captain.
Cork forward Ciara O’Sullivan and Mayo defender Danielle Caldwell have also received 2023 TG4 All Star awards.
The team is comprised of four first-time award winners, with Dublin’s Abby Shiels, Martha Byrne and Jennifer Dunne joined by Kerry’s Eilís Lynch as inaugural recipients.
Six Players on Second All-Star
Six players picked up their second awards on the night – Mayo’s Danielle Caldwell, Dublin’s Lauren Magee, Orlagh Nolan and Hannah Tyrrell, and Kerry’s Lorraine Scanlon and Niamh Carmody.
Two players from the Cuala club in Dublin are also honoured – Martha Byrne and Jennifer Dunne – while there are also two awards for the Na Fianna club in the capital, with Leah Caffrey and Hannah Tyrrell included in the annual 15.
The 2023 Ladies Football All-Star Team
2023 TG4 Ladies Football All-Star team: 1 Abby Shiels, Dublin – first award; 2 Eilís Lynch, Kerry – first award; 3 Leah Caffrey, Dublin – fourth award – previous in 2016, 2017 and 2021; 4 Danielle Caldwell, Mayo – second award – previous in 2022; 5 Lauren Magee, Dublin – second award – previous in 2018; 6 Martha Byrne, Dublin – first award; 7 Cáit Lynch, Kerry – third award – previous in 2012 and 2022; 8 Jennifer Dunne, Dublin – first award; 9 Lorraine Scanlon, Kerry – second award – previous in 2017; 10 Niamh Carmody, Kerry – second award – previous in 2022; 11 Orlagh Nolan, Dublin – second award – previous in 2021; 12 Ciara O’Sullivan, Cork – fifth award – previous in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018; 13 Hannah Tyrrell, Dublin – second award – previous in 2021; 14 Carla Rowe, Dublin – fourth award – previous in 2015, 2016 and 2019; 15 Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh, Kerry – 4th award – previous in 2012, 2013 and 2022.
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