Vodafone GAA All Stars Football Nominations for 2009...

The nominations for the GAA All Stars in Football for 2009 have been announced.

All-Ireland champions Kerry lead this year's list with 12 All-Star nominations.

Twelve counties are represented in the nominations list, with defeated finalists Cork having the second highest total with 10 nominees, Tyrone third with five and Dublin in fourth with four nominees.

Champions Kerry also have two players - Paul Galvin and Tomas Ó Sé - shortlisted for Footballer of the Year, with Cork's Graham Canty the other nominee. The Young Footballer of the Year will be decided between Donegal's Michael Murphy, Cork's Colm O'Neill and Mayo's Aidan O'Shea.

Only five of last year's All Stars team are nominated - Kerry's Tomas Ó Sé, Declan O'Sullivan and Colm Cooper and Tyrone's Justin McMahon and Davy Harte.

The announcement of the winners will be at the All Stars banquet on Friday, October 16th.

Nominations are:

Goalkeepers

Stephen Cluxton (Dublin)
Diarmuid Murphy (Kerry)
Alan Quirke (Cork)

Full Backs

Tommy Griffin (Kerry)
Tom O'Sullivan (Kerry)
Marc Ó Sé (Kerry)
Anthony Lynch (Cork)
Michael Shields (Cork)
Ciarán Hyland (Wicklow)
Karl Lacey (Donegal)
Johnny McCarthy (Limerick)
Justin McMahon (Tyrone)

Half Backs

Graham Canty (Cork)
John Miskella (Cork)
Michael McCarthy (Kerry)
Tomas Ó Sé (Kerry)
Davy Harte (Tyrone)
Ryan McMenamin (Tyrone)
Barry Cahill (Dublin)
Johnny Davey (Sligo)
Andy Moran (Mayo)

Midfield

Dermot Earley (Kildare)
Nicholas Murphy (Cork)
Alan O'Connor (Cork)
Kevin Hughes (Tyrone)
John Galvin (Limerick)
Séamus Scanlon (Kerry)

Half Forwards

Paul Galvin (Kerry)
Tadhg Kennelly (Kerry)
Alan Brogan (Dublin)
Leighton Glynn (Wicklow)
James Kavanagh (Kildare)
Trevor Mortimer (Mayo)
Paddy Kelly (Cork)
Pearse O'Neill (Cork)
Joe Sheridan (Meath)

Full Forwards

Bernard Brogan (Dublin)
Colm Cooper (Kerry)
Declan O'Sullivan (Kerry)
Tommy Walsh (Kerry)
Daniel Goulding (Cork)
Michael Murphy (Donegal)
Michael McCann (Antrim)
Stephen O'Neill (Tyrone)
Alan Smith (Kildare)

Footballer of the Year

Graham Canty (Cork)
Paul Galvin (Kerry)
Tomas Ó Sé (Kerry)

Young Footballer of the Year

Michael Murphy (Donegal)
Colm O'Neill (Cork)
Aidan O'Shea (Mayo)

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John Owens is Waterford's new football manager...

Last week, former Tipperary star defender John Owens was named as Waterford's new football manager.

Owens succeeds John Kiely, who was controversially sacked after five years.

Owens was a member of the Tipperary minor team that reached the 1984 All-Ireland final, only to lose to Dublin. He had a long career with the Tipperary seniors and represented Munster in the Railway Cup in the mid-1990s.

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Vodafone GAA All Stars Hurling Nominations for 2009...

The nominations for the GAA All Stars Hurling for 2009 have been announced.

All-Ireland runners up Tipperary have secured the largest amount of nominations for this year's All-Star hurling awards.

Thirteen Tipp players are nominated for awards, while All-Ireland winners Kilkenny have 12 nominations, followed by Galway with six and Waterford with five.

All but three of last year's All Stars team are nominated. The exceptions are Kilkenny's Noel Hickey and James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick and Eoin Kelly of Waterford.

Tommy Walsh of Kilkenny, Lar Corbett of Tipperary and John Mullane of Waterford are all up for the Hurler of the Year award.

Tipperary also have two players in the running for Young Hurler of the Year, with Padraig Maher and Noel McGrath vying for the award along with Galway's Joe Canning.

The All Stars banquet will be held on Friday, October 16th.

Nominations:

Goalkeepers:
Brendan Cummins (Tipperary)
PJ Ryan (Kilkenny)
Clinton Hennessy (Waterford)

Full Backs:
JJ Delaney (Kilkenny)
Michael Kavanagh (Kilkenny)
Jackie Tyrrell (Kilkenny)
Padraig Maher (Tipperary)
Paddy Stapleton (Tipperary)
Ollie Canning (Galway)
Fergal Moore (Galway)
Noel Connors (Waterford)
Shane O'Neill (Cork)

Half Backs:
John Tennyson (Kilkenny)
Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny)
Michael Walsh (Waterford)
Tony Browne (Waterford)
Conor O'Mahony (Tipperary)
Declan Fanning (Tipperary)
John Lee (Galway)
Mark Foley (Limerick)
Stephen Hiney (Dublin)

Midfield:
Michael Rice (Kilkenny)
Alan McCrabbe (Dublin)
Shane McGrath (Tipperary)
James Woodlock (Tipperary)
Seamus Hickey (Limerick)
Gavin O'Mahony (Limerick)

Half Forwards:
Eddie Brennan (Kilkenny)
Eoin Larkin (Kilkenny)
Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny)
Seamus Callanan (Tipperary)
Lar Corbett (Tipperary)
Pat Kerwick (Tipperary)
John O'Brien (Tipperary)
Ben O'Connor (Cork)
Aonghus Callinan (Galway)

Full Forwards:
Eoin Kelly (Tipperary)
Noel McGrath (Tipperary)
Joe Canning (Galway)
Damien Hayes (Galway)
Martin Comerford (Kilkenny)
Richie Power (Kilkenny)
David O'Callaghan (Dublin)
David Treacy (Dublin)
John Mullane (Waterford)

Hurler of the Year
Lar Corbett (Tipperary)
John Mullane (Waterford)
Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny)

Young Hurler of the Year
Joe Canning (Galway)
Padraig Maher (Tipperary)
Noel McGrath (Tipperary)

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National Hurling League 2010....

The 2010 National Hurling League will begin on Saturday, February 20th at Semple Stadium.

The match will be a repeat meeting of this year's All-Ireland hurling final between Kilkenny and Tipperary.

This tie will be played under lights.

The other Division One first-round games between Limerick and Galway, Cork and Offaly and Waterford and Dublin will take place the following day.

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Kerry defeat Cork in the All-Ireland SFC Final...

Kerry 0-16 Cork 1-09

HALF-TIME - Kerry 0-11 Cork 1-06

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All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork v Kerry...

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Final




Cork versus Kerry
Venue: Croke Park, September 20 @ 3:30 PM
Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligeach)

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Is Paul Grimley going for Armagh Football Manager's job?...

The new Monaghan assistant football manager Paul Grimley, is set to re-enter the race for the Armagh manager's job.

It's understood that Grimley has come under pressure in recent days to allow his name to go forward for the Orchard County vacancy, but Monaghan boss Seamus McEnaney insists that he is fully committed to Monaghan.

Grimley applied for the Armagh job two years ago after Joe Kernan's exit, but was overlooked in favour of Peter McDonnell.

After McDonnell stepped down in July, Grimley asked for a five-year term with a review after three years and made other demands, which the board were unwilling to meet.

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James McCartan is new Down Football Manager...

Former county star James McCartan was appointed as the new Down senior football manager on Friday night (Sept 11th).

McCartan was ratified on a three-year term at a meeting of the Down County Committee.

His backroom team includes ex-Tyrone trainer Paddy Tally and former Donegal boss Brian McIver.

McCartan, who won All-Ireland medals with the Mourne County in 1991 and 1994, made his name in management by guiding Queen’s University to a Sigerson Cup title in 2007.

In 2005, he led his own club Burren to a county title, before winning the county championship with Antrim side St Gall’s in 2008. Most recently, he managed Derry club side Ballinderry.

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Joe Kernan is new Galway Football Manager...

Joe Kernan was installed as Liam Sammon's successor on Wednesday night's (Sept 9th)Galway football board meeting in Loughgeorge, Galway. Kernan has been handed a three-year term, with a review at the end of each season.

Kernanwas to have said that his "Galway blood" was a guiding factor in his decision to become the senior football manager. His late mother hailed from Ballinasloe and he boasts family connections with John and Pat Donnellan from the three-in-a-row team of the '60s, while his uncle Sean Ward also wore the maroon jersey.

The new manager could have his backroom team finalised as early as Tuesday (Sept. 15th), with Alan Mulholland and Paul McGettigan among those who could be included.

Galway football chairman John Joe Holleran is confident that Kernan is the man to take the Tribesmen forward. Well, we will have to wait and see!

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Kilkenny defeats Tipp in the All-Ireland SHC Final...

Kilkenny 2-22 Tipperary 0-23

Kilkenny achieved the four-in-a-row after defeating a brave Tipperary side in a closely contested (for the most part) Senior Hurling Championship Final.

Half-Time Score: Kilkenny 0-13 Tipperary 0-11

Tipp's substitute Benny Dunne was sent off in the 54th minute for a wild tackle on Tommy Walsh.

Tipp's Eoin Kelly had 13 points in the match.

Henry Sheflin scored a goal from a penalty in the 63rd minute for Kilkenny.

Martin Comerford scored a goal for Kilkenny in the 64th minute.

Galway beat Kilkenny in the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final by a score of 2-15 to 2-11.

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