Nominations for 2022 PwC Camogie All-Stars

PwC and the Camogie Association have announced the nominations for the 2022 PwC Camogie All-Stars.

Galway have 5 nominations in the shortlist of 36 players from 6 counties:

  • Defenders: Shauna Healy, Sarah Dervan and Roisin Black
  • Midfield: Aoife Donohue
  • Forward: Ailish O’Reilly

Manager of the Year nomination for Cathal Murray.

Galway’s 5 All Star Nominees: Profiles

Shauna Healy
Defender

Club: Ardrahan
Position: Back
Camogie Honours:
1 Intermediate All-Ireland title 2013
3 Senior National League 2015, 2019, 2022
1 Minor All-Ireland title
Club Senior 2013 & 2018 Ardrahan Club
Intermediate Championship & League 2011 Ardrahan Club
3 All-Star Awards 2019, 2020, 2021
2 Senior All-Ireland titles 2019, 2021
AIB Provincial Club Player 2018
2 All Star 2019, 2020
Galway Debut:  Senior 2012

Sarah Dervan
Defender

Club: Mullagh
Position: Back
Camogie Honours:
1 Intermediate All-Ireland title 2009
3 Senior All-Ireland titles 2013, 2019, 2021)
3 Senior National League titles (2015, 2019, 2022)
Ashbourne Cup 2005
County Final 2014
7 All Stars (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019,2021)
Galway Camogie Sport award 2014 & 2018
Galway Debut:  Senior 2008

Video interview

Interview: Coaching insights

Roisin Black
Defender

Club: Oranmore Maree
Position: Back
Camogie Honours:
1 Club Intermediate Title
1 Senior All-Ireland title 2021
1 Senior National League title 2022

Extended Player Profile

Aoife Donohue
Midfield

Club: Mullagh
Position: Midfield/Forward
Camogie Honours:
3 Senior National League 2015, 2019, 2022
Purcell Cup 2018
3 All Star Awards 2016, 2017, 2021
Connacht Gael Linn Senior Interprovincial 2016 & 2018
3 Senior All-Ireland titles 2013, 2019, 2021
1 Intermediate All-Ireland title 2013
1 Minor All-Ireland title 2010
4 Senior Club League 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2018
1 Senior Club Championship, 2014
2 Minor A Club Championship, 2008 & 2009
1 Camogie Association/GPA Senior Players’ Player of the Year Award 2021
PwC GPA Player of the month August 2021
2021 Medtronic Galway Sports Star Award - Camogie
Galway Debut:  Senior 2014

Extended Player Profile

Ailish O'Reilly
Forward

Club: Oranmore Maree
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
3 All-Ireland Senior titles 2013, 2019, 2021
3 Senior National League – 2015, 2019, 2022
2 U18 All-Ireland titles – 2010 & 2012
2 U16 All-Ireland title – 2010
5 All Star 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021
Junior A and Intermediate club county title – 2013 & 2014
1 Club Senior League champions 2017
Galway Camogie Clubs Dream Team award recipient 2018 
Galway Debut:  Senior 2013 v Kilkenny

PwC All Star Nominees

Players from Kilkenny (11), Cork (10), Waterford (7), Galway (5), Dublin (2), Limerick (1) are featured in this year’s PwC Camogie All-Stars nominations.

The full list of PwC Camogie All-Stars Nominations 2022 include:

  • Goalkeepers: Amy Lee (Cork), Aoife Norris (Kilkenny), Brianna O’ Regan (Waterford)
  • Defence:
    • Corner Back Nominees: Libby Coppinger (Cork), Michelle Teehan (Kilkenny), Shauna Healy (Galway), Tiffanie Fitzgerald (Kilkenny)
    • Full Back Nominees: Grace Walsh (Kilkenny), Iona Heffernan (Waterford), Sarah Dervan (Galway)
    • Half Back Nominees: Laura Hayes (Cork), Laura Murphy (Kilkenny), Orla Hickey (Waterford), Saoirse McCarthy (Cork)
    • Centre Back Nominees: Claire Phelan (Kilkenny), Laura Treacy (Cork), Roisin Black (Galway)
  • Midfield: Aoife Donohue (Galway), Ashling Thompson (Cork), Hannah Looney (Cork), Katie Power (Kilkenny), Lorraine Bray (Waterford)
  • Forwards:
    • Half Forward Nominees: Abby Flynn (Waterford), Caoimhe Costello (Limerick), Denise Gaule (Kilkenny), Julianne Malone (Kilkenny)
    • Centre Forward Nominees: Aisling Maher (Dublin), Beth Carton (Waterford), Fiona Keating (Cork)
    • Corner Forward Nominees: Aisling O’ Neill (Dublin), Katie Nolan (Kilkenny), Katriona Mackey (Cork), Niamh Rockett (Waterford)
    • Full Forward Nominees: Ailish O’ Reilly (Galway), Amy O’ Connor (Cork), Miriam Walsh (Kilkenny)

Manager of the Year:

  • Brian Dowling (Kilkenny)
  • Brian Kearney and Mark McFadden (Antrim)
  • Cathal Murray (Galway)

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