ALL-IRELAND hurling champions Kilkenny lead the nominees for the 2011 All Stars with 14 of their panel up for individual recognition.
The awards system sees some notable changes, having amalgamated with the Gaelic Players Association awards, while also taking on sponsors Opel.
The All Star teams in football and hurling will be selected by a committee of print and broadcast journalists (not just written media as stated in yesterday’s Irish Times). A selection committee will also draw up the nominations for footballer and hurler of the year as well as the young footballer and hurler of the year. However, it is the players who will vote on these four winners.
The teams will be selected on October 19th, with the awards to be presented the following night at the National Convention Centre.
It will be confirmed next Tuesday if one of the All Star teams will be released in advance of the awards or if both will be named, live on RTÉ, that night.
Tipperary and Dublin both have 10 nominees, Waterford six, Limerick three and two Galway hurlers make up the 45-man list.
The five hurlers of the month are: Dublin’s Conal Keaney (May), Tipperary’s Pádraic Maher (June), Lar Corbett (July), Kilkenny’s Michael Fennelly (August) and Tommy Walsh.
GAA-GPA Hurling All-Star Nominees
Goalkeepers
Gary Maguire Dublin
David Herity Kilkenny
Brendan Cummins Tipperary
Full Backs
Paul Murphy Kilkenny
Niall Corcoran Dublin
Paul Curran Tipperary
Peter Kelly Dublin
Jackie Tyrrell Kilkenny
Michael Cahill Tipperary
Tom Condon Limerick
David Collins Galway
Noel Hickey Kilkenny
Half backs
Tommy Walsh Kilkenny
JJ Delaney Kilkenny
Pádraic Maher Tipperary
Brian Hogan Kilkenny
Joey Boland Dublin
Michael Walsh Waterford
Conor O’Mahony Tipperary
Shane Durkan Dublin
Tony Browne Waterford
Midfielders
Donal O’Grady Limerick
Michael Fennelly Kilkenny
Kevin Moran Waterford
Liam Rushe Dublin
Gearóid Ryan Tipperary
Johnny McCaffrey Dublin
Half Forwards
Henry Shefflin Kilkenny
Richie Power Kilkenny
Patrick Maher Tipperary
Conal Keaney Dublin
Ryan O’Dwyer Dublin
Declan Hannon Limerick
Michael Rice Kilkenny
Noel McGrath Tipperary
Pauric Mahony Waterford
Full forwards
Lar Corbett Tipperary
Richie Hogan Kilkenny
Colin Fennelly Kilkenny
Paul Ryan Dublin
Shane Walsh Waterford
John Mullane Waterford
Eoin Larkin Kilkenny
Eoin Kelly Tipperary
Joe Canning Galway
