Oct 15,2024
The nominees have been announced for the 2024 TG4 Players' Player of the Year Awards, with Kerry's All-Ireland winner Kayleigh Cronin, Galway’s Nicola Ward and Armagh’s Lauren McConville all vying for the senior accolade.
Cronin was player of the match in the All-Ireland senior final victory over Galway and remarkably consistent throughout the campaign, while Ward also enjoyed an outstanding season for the runners-up, with her most eye-catching display coming against Dublin in the stunning quarter-final victory at Parnell Park.
Armagh’s McConville starred for the Orchard County in 2024 as they captured the Lidl National League Division 1 and Ulster title, before progressing to the last four of the All-Ireland series.
All three players have also been nominated for TG4 All-Star Awards.
The intermediate shortlist is made up of players from champions Leitrim and Tyrone.
Leitrim, who landed the All-Ireland Intermediate title, have two players nominated – captain Michelle Guckian and defender Charlene Tyrell.
They’re joined on the shortlist by Tyrone captain Aoibhinn McHugh, who led her team to Lidl National League Division 2 and All-Ireland intermediate final appearances.
In the junior grade, Fermanagh pair Bláithín Bogue and Eimear Smyth are nominated alongside Louth star Kate Flood.
All three players are former winners of this award, with Flood claiming the honour in 2018, Bogue in 2022 and Smyth - a two-time recipient - in 2019 and 2020.
The nominees in all three categories have all been selected by their fellow players, who could not vote for their own team-mates.
The winners will be revealed at the 2024 TG4 All-Star Awards banquet at The Bonnington Dublin Hotel on Saturday, 16 November.
TG4 Senior Players' Player of the Year Award nominees
Lauren McConville (Armagh)*Nicola Ward (Galway)*Kayleigh Cronin (Kerry)*
TG4 Intermediate Players’ Player of the Year Award nominees
Michelle Guckian (Leitrim)Charlene Tyrell (Leitrim)Aoibhinn McHugh (Tyrone)
TG4 Junior Players’ Player of the Year Award nominees
Bláithín Bogue (Fermanagh)Eimear Smyth (Fermanagh)Kate Flood (Louth)
* (also nominated for a TG4 All-Star Award)
