GAA stars James O'Donoghue, Richie Hogan and Briege Corkery are in the running for the RTE Sports Person of the Year award tonight.

Brian Cody, Eamonn Fitzmaurice and Cork ladies boss Eamonn Ryan are nominated in the Manager of the Year category while the Kerry footballers and Kilkenny hurlers are shortlisted for the Team of the Year accolade along with the Cork ladies footballers and camogie team.

All the winners will be revealed at tonight's ceremony which will be televised live on RTE One at 9.30pm.

Full shortlist of nominees:

SPORTS PERSON

Niamh Briggs

Ireland's top points scorer at the Rugby World Cup and IRB Women's World Player of the Year nominee.

Seamus Coleman

Everton's Player of the Season and PFA Premier League Team of the Season representative.

Briege Corkery

Cork camogie and football player, All-Ireland ladies football and camogie champion.

Mark English

Ireland's first ever 800m medallist at a major outdoor Athletics Championship, European Bronze medallist.

Carl Frampton

IBF Super Bantamweight Champion of the World.

Rory McIlroy

British Open and USPGA Champion and member of Europe's resounding Ryder Cup-winning team.

Michael McKillop

Double European Paralympic Gold Medallist.

James O'Donoghue

Kerry footballer, All Ireland SFC winner and Footballer of the Year.

Jonathan Sexton

Ireland outhalf, and the only Northern Hemisphere nominee for IRB Men's world player of the year.

Jason Smyth

Double gold medallist at this year's IPC European Championships.

Richie Hogan

Kilkenny hurler, All-Ireland SHC winner and Hurler of the Year.

Katie Taylor

World Champion for the fifth consecutive occasion, European champion for sixth successive title.

MANAGER OF THE YEAR

Brian Cody

Manager and mastermind behind yet another All-Ireland SHC title with Kilkenny.

Jim Culloty

Racehorse trainer and the man responsible for training Lord Windermere to Cheltenham Gold Cup glory.

Eamonn Fitzmaurice

Kerry manager who plotted the Kingdom's route to becoming All-Ireland SFC champions.

Stephen Kenny

Manager who led Dundalk to the their first League of Ireland title in 19 years.

Paul McGinley

Europe's Ryder Cup-winning captain.

Aidan O'Brien

2014 was another remarkable year for O'Brien, who became the first trainer to win three consecutive Epsom derbies.

Joe Schmidt

Head coach who led Ireland to Six Nations glory and November wins over South Africa, Georgia and Australia.

Eamonn Ryan

The man behind Cork Ladies Footballers' stunning ninth All-Ireland title in ten years.

Shane McGuigan

Trainer who helped Carl Frampton to become the IBF Super Bantamweight world champion.

Pete Taylor

Coached his daughter Katie to a remarkable fifth consecutive World title and sixth successive European title.

TEAM OF THE YEAR

Cork Ladies Football

Cork Camogie

Dundalk FC

Ireland Rugby

Kerry Senior Football

Kilkenny Senior Hurling

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