Laura Hayes receives her All-Star award
Championship runners-up Cork are represented by three players on the 2021 Camogie All-Stars team, including St Catherine’s camogie star Laura Hayes (half-back), who received her award during the refixed All-Stars Awards banquet in the Osprey Hotel, Naas on Friday last, presented by Killian Whelan.
Cork’s other representatives on the team are Laura Treacy at centre-back and Hannah Looney claiming a midfield accolade. Unsurprisingly, All-Ireland Senior champions Galway dominate the 2021 Camogie All-Stars team, with eight players taking home an award, and Aoife Donohue winning the Camogie Association/GPA Senior Players’ Player of the Year award.
The champions are represented through goalkeeper Sarah Healy, defenders Shauna Healy and Sarah
Dervan, midfielder Niamh Kilkenny and forwards Aoife Donohue, Siobhan McGrath, Orlaith McGrath and Ailish O’Reilly.
It concludes a wonderful 2021 campaign from the Connacht county who also had manager Cathal Murray win the Manager of the Year award.
Championship semi-finalists and National League winners Kilkenny are represented in defence through Davina Tobin and Meghan Farrell, while Denise Gaule and Katie Nolan feature in the forwards.
Antrim’s Maeve Kelly claimed the /Camogie Association/GPA Intermediate Players’ Player of the Year Award after a stunning run of performances throughout her side’s championship winning campaign.
Wexford midfielder Chloe Cashe is the winner of the 2021 Camogie Association/GPA Junior Players’ Player of the Year after dominating the Junior Championship, finishing with 0-07 in the final for the All-Ireland winners.
Intermediate champions Antrim feature six players on the 2021 Soaring Stars team, with runners-up Kilkenny earning four Soaring Stars awards.
All-Ireland Junior champions Wexford have claimed three Soaring Stars Awards, with Galway and Armagh completing the list of winners with one accolade each.
2021 ALL-STARS TEAM
Goalkeeper: Sarah Healy (Galway); Corner-Back: Shauna Healy (Galway); Full-Back: Sarah Dervan (Galway); Corner-Back: Davina Tobin (Kilkenny); Half-Back: Megan Farrell (Kilkenny); Centre-Back: Laura Treacy (Cork); Half-Back: Laura Hayes (Cork); Midfield: Niamh Kilkenny (Galway); Midfield: Hannah Looney (Cork); Half-Forward: Aoife Donohoe (Galway); Centre-Forward: Katie Nolan
(Kilkenny); Half-Forward: Denise Gaule (Kilkenny); Corner-Forward: Siobhan McGrath (Galway); Full-Forward: Orlaith McGrath (Galway); CornerForward: Ailish O’Reilly (Galway).
2022 SOARING STARS TEAM
Goalkeeper: Catriona Graham (Antrim); Corner-Back: Chloe Drain
(Antrim); Full-Back: Roisin Phelan (Kilkenny); Corner-Back: Niamh Leahy (Kilkenny); Half-Back: Sarah Crowley (Kilkenny); Centre-Back: Leanne Fennelly (Kilkenny); Half-Back: Aideen Brennan (Wexford); Midfield: Chloe Cashe (Wexford); Midfield: Nicole O’Neill (Antrim); Half-Forward: Maeve
Kelly ( Antrim); Centre- Half Forward: Ciara Banville (Wexford); Half-Forward: Ava Lynskey (Galway); Corner-Forward: Roisin McCormack (Antrim); Full-Forward: Ciara Donnelly (Armagh); Corner-Forward: Catrine Dobbin (Antrim).