(Photo – Kilkenny camogie)
The first round of nomination selections saw Galway and Limerick finish with seven players each advancing to the official team picks after September’s All-Ireland Final.
Galway saw Craughwell’s Shauna Burke win the goalkeeping position while Kiltulla/Killimordaly’s Lorraine Ryan as named at left wing back.
And in attack, the Tribeswomen dominated taking five of the six slots. Mullagh’s Aoife Donohue, Ardrahan’s Rebecca Hennelly and Cappataggle’s Caitriona Cormican complete the half forward line and they are joined by Oranmore/Maree’s Niamh Hanniffy and Clarinbridge’s Ciara Murphy.
Limerick’s Niamh Mulcahy completes the attacking sextet at right corner forward and the Shannonsiders dominate midfield through Sarah Carey and Karen O’Leary. Sinead McNamara, Lorraine McCarthy and Marian Quaid are the full back line with Lisa Scanlon named at number five.
Interestingly, the poll topper was Kilkenny’s Meighan Farrell who was the clear-cut winner at 67% giving the league champions their sole representative. All 15 players will be among the official list of 45 at the end of the year when Galway Daily picks its Team and Player of the Year.
The next round of selections will take place in July after the group stages of the All-Ireland series.
- SHAUNA BURKE (GALWAY) – 48%, Laura O’Neill (Limerick) – 34%, Jacqui Frisby (Kilkenny) – 10%, Aoife Murray (Cork) – 8%
2. SINEAD McNAMARA (LIMERICK) – 46%, Roisin Black (Galway) – 38%, Claire Phelan (Kilkenny) – 13%, Leanne O’Sullivan (Cork) – 3%
3. LORRAINE McCARTHY (LIMERICK) – 47%, Sarah Dervan (Galway) – 38%, Catherine Foley (Kilkenny) – 12%, Shauna Sinnott (Wexford) – 3%
Lorraine McCarthy praises the round-robin structure of the Championship! Read in full: https://t.co/nDUpbREX8y pic.twitter.com/alxBa94019
— Camogie Association (@OfficialCamogie) June 29, 2016
4. MARIAN QUAID (LIMERICK) – 46%, Heather Cooney (Galway) – 38%, Grace Walsh (Kilkenny) – 13%, Meabh Cahalane (Cork) – 3%
5. LISA SCANLON (LIMERICK) – 50%, Emma Helebert (Galway) – 31%, Pamela Mackey (Cork) – 13%, Aileen Sheehan (Cork) – 6%
6. MEIGHAN FARRELL (KILKENNY) – 67%, Gemma O’Connor (Cork) – 20%, Roisin Egan (Offaly) – 13%, Finola Neville (Cork) – 0%
Another big well done to former students Laura Treacy, Anne Dalton, Meighan Farrell & Katie Power on receiving Camogie All Stars last night. pic.twitter.com/H729gT0HOR
— WIT Vikings GAA (@WITGAA) November 5, 2017
7. LORRAINE RYAN (GALWAY) – 61%, Marion O’Connel (Limerick) – 25%, Davina Tobin (Kilkenny) – 11%, Chloe Sigerson (Cork) – 3%
Former State Senator, Linda Dorcena Forry, meets @WomensGPA leaders, Gemma Begley, Lorraine Ryan, Niamh Collins, and Carol O'Leary. @ldforry @wayneen22 @carololeary23 @Niamh_Collins @GBegs #weseepeople pic.twitter.com/LNGfHZTsCG
— GPA Boston (@GPABoston) April 9, 2018
8. SARAH CAREY (LIMERICK) – 46%, Ann Marie Starr (Galway) – 32%, Aisling Thompson (Cork) – 22%, Shelley Kehoe (Wexford) – 0%
The #StyleOfPlay moment we're highlighting this week is from the @LittlewoodsIRL Camogie League semi-final match between @CorkCamogie and @LimCamogie. Although the Rebels were victorious, we've decided to showcase this goal by Limerick's Sarah Carey. pic.twitter.com/1F9kErjcTs
— Littlewoods Ireland (@LittlewoodsIRL) March 12, 2018
9. KAREN O’LEARY (LIMERICK) – 52%, Denise Gaule (Kilkenny) – 33%, Orla Cotter (Cork) – 15%, Emma Walsh (Wexford) – 0%
10. AOIFE DONOHUE (GALWAY) – 61%, Orla Cronin (Cork) – 25%, Aoife Doyle (Kilkenny) – 7%, Linda Bolger (Wexford) – 7%
“I found it very difficult to make the decision to go back to college after working a full time permanent job…I am delighted I eventually decided to pursue my dream of becoming a teacher.”
Galway’s Aoife Donohue on college, sport & future ambitions! https://t.co/O6mXA42MjI pic.twitter.com/rSwmf7GaaV
— WGPA (@WomensGPA) April 18, 2018
11. REBECCA HENNELLY (GALWAY) – 54%, Katie Power (Kilkenny) – 38%, Katie McAleese (Antrim) – 8%, Julie Anne Malone (Kilkenny) – 0%
In this installment of 'Five Minutes With' we caught up with @GalwayCamogie96 All Star Rebecca Hennelly: https://t.co/6lReB0yt7K #StyleOfPlay pic.twitter.com/FBgxDjQ204
— Littlewoods Ireland (@LittlewoodsIRL) January 31, 2018
12. CAITRIONA CORMICAN (GALWAY) – 58%, Shelly Farrell (Kilkenny) – 25%, Denise McGrath (Westmeath) – 9%, Katriona Mackey (Cork) – 8%
13. NIAMH MULCAHY (LIMERICK) – 60%, Ailish O’Reilly (Galway) – 21%, Linda Collins (Cork) – 19%, Michelle Quilty (Kilkenny) – 0%
Niamh Mulcahy: Munster Player of the year 2016👌 pic.twitter.com/KGjumG7wWG
— Munster Camogie (@MunsterCamogie) December 10, 2016
14. NIAMH HANNIFFY (GALWAY) – 52%, Miriam Walsh (Kilkenny) – 26%, Jackie Horgan (Kerry) – 15%, Beth Carton (Waterford) – 7%
Congratulations to the UL Camogie team who beat UCC in the Ashbourne Cup Final, we are so proud our own Niamh Hanniffy who lined out at full forward for UL @ul_gaa #Ashbourne @GalwayCamogie96 #3inarow '#welldone pic.twitter.com/UvBYBpVbQk
— OranmoreMareeCamogie (@OMCamogieClub) February 22, 2018
15. CIARA MURPHY (GALWAY) – 46%, Amy O’Connor (Cork) – 33%, Jenny Clifford (Kilkenny) – 17%, Aoife Guiney (Wexford) – 4%
