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Touring All Stars finalised
The 2008 GAA All Stars, sponsored by Vodafone, touring party has been finalised, with 32 players drawn from eleven counties now making the trip on Wednesday next to San Francisco.
GAA to revise confidentiality of All-Star vote selection
It seems likely that the GAA will undertake a revision of the publicity surrounding its voting procedures for the All-Stars after it emerged that news of the All Star hurling selection this year leaked out ahead of schedule.
All Star award winners announced
Tyrone’s and Kerry dominate this year’s GAA Football All Stars with seven and four players recognised respectively, while Westmeath, Dublin and Armagh also picked up awards.
New All Stars sponsor to be named
Nickey Brennan has stated that negotiations are at an advanced stage with a company to take over the sponsorship of the All-Star awards scheme, which Vodafone has recently ended their involvement.
National award for Doherty
The experienced Derry midfielder Fergal Doherty was delighted and happy to accept a rare individual honour on behalf of his Derry team-mates in Dublin on Wednesday, 7th of May when he picked up the Vodafone All-Stars ’Footballer of the Month’ award for the month of April.
Doherty and McGrath named as Players of the Month
Derry footballer Fergal Doherty and Tipperary hurler Shane McGrath have been named today as the GAA All Stars Players of the Month for April.
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Shefflin says gong has helped ease the pain
Kilkenny hurler Henry Shefflin says selection on this year’s GAA Hurling All Star team has helped lessen the frustration and angst he has felt due to his crocked knee.
Kerry and Dublin rule All Star team
All-Ireland football champions Kerry have won six GAA All Star awards with Dublin taking four places on the team, which also had representatives from Derry, Cork, Meath and Monaghan.
Six Kilkenny All Stars
All-Ireland champions Kilkenny have been awarded six GAA hurling All Stars with Waterford picking up five and Limerick taking three awards.
All Star hurling nominations
Kilkenny, Limerick and Waterford players make up two-thirds of this year’s GAA hurling All Star nominees as they take 30 of the 45 spots up for grabs.
’Four ain’t bad ’ says McEnaney
Monaghan football supremo Seamus McEnaney says that while some of his players have been left disappointed, he is happy that his team has four nominations for this year’s All-Star awards.
Nominations for football All Stars
Kerry head the list of this year’s GAA All Star football nominations with ten of their Sam Maguire winning team up for an award while Dublin, Cork and Meath also feature prominently in the list of 45 players.
New York to host Hurling All Stars
Vodafone and the GAA announced that New York would be the venue for this year’s All Stars tour. The annual exhibition game involving the All Star Hurlers of 2006 and 2007 will take place under the new floodlights at Gaelic Park on December 1st.
Gulf Gaelic Games and All Stars 2007
On Friday and Saturday 26th/27th January the biggest festival of Gaelic Games ever in the Middle East took place in the Dubai Polo and Equestrian club, United Arab Emirates.
Northerners sparkle for ’05 Stars
Derry’s Paddy Bradley and Tyrone’s Sean Cavanagh stole the limelight as their 2005 AllStars beat their ’06 counterparts by 4-13 to 3-10 in their exhibition game at the Dubai Polo Grounds.
Opportunity knocks for football aces
The enforced withdrawal of Kerry footballers Colm Cooper and Kieran Donaghy from the Vodafone GAA All Stars tour to Dubai which begins on Tuesday has opened up a window of opportunity for two of the country’s leading scoring forwards.
Dubai Celts to host prestigious international GAA tournament
Dubai, 15th January 2007. Dubai Celts, the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Dubai, are hosting the ’Dubai Duty Free Gulf Gaelic Games’, the largest ever international Gaelic Football tournament on January 26th and 27th, 2007, at Emaar’s Dubai Polo and Equestrian Club located at the Arabian Ranches.
Quartet named as All Star replacements
Armagh footballers Paul Hearty and Aaron Kernan, Cork’s Graham Canty and Laois forward Ross Munnelly will enjoy some pre-season warm weather training after receiving invites to join the All Stars on tour in Dubai at the end of the month.
Harte and O’Connor to manage All Stars in Dubai
All-Ireland winning managers Mickey Harte and Jack O’Connor have been appointed to take charge of the All Stars Football Selections that will play an exhibition game in Dubai on January 27th.
Cats get the cream as Shefflin takes top award
All-Ireland champions Kilkenny dominate the 2006 Vodafone All-Stars hurling team which was announced at a gala banquet in the CityWest Hotel in Dublin on Friday night, November 24.
Football awards for Donaghy and Higgins
Kerry’s Kieran Donaghy has crowned a memorable year by being named as the Vodafone Footballer of the Year.
Morrison blasts McDonald omission
Former Mayo assistant manager John Morrison has hit out at the All-Star adjudicators for leaving Ciaran McDonald out of their selection.
Brennan: All-Stars’ future is secure
GAA president Nickey Brennan insists that the future of the All-Star scheme is safe, despite the arrival of the GPA’s own Opel awards scheme.
Kerry land six All Stars
All-Ireland champions Kerry dominate this year’s football All Star selection which sees seven different counties honoured on the team.
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