The GAA has confirmed the Champions 15 award winners for the 2015 Ring, Rackard and Meagher hurling championships. 

These awards, which honour the best hurlers from these three championships, will be presented at Friday night's GAA GPA All-Stars banquet sponsored by Opel at the Convention Centre, Dublin.

GAA President Aogan Ó Fearghail said: "These awards acknowledge the undoubted talent that exists at every level of inter-county hurling.  It also serves as a reminder of the pursuit of excellence that runs right through these competitions from start to finish".
 
"Like our Liam MacCarthy hurlers, some of whom will be honoured with All-Star awards on Friday evening, these players are the standard bearers in the teams and competitions in which they star.  I congratulate all of the recipients and remind the winners of the importance of the role they play in the ongoing growth of hurling within their own counties and clubs."

Lory Meagher champions Fermanagh have five players honoured and are led by Declan McGarry who scored an outstanding 2-3 in their final victory over Sligo.  Sligo have four players recognised for their heroics, while hurlers from Warwickshire, Lancashire and Leitrim each have two players selected to complete this Champion 15.

Michéal Kelly, the captain who won the Rackard Cup for Roscommon with a last gasp goal in the final with Armagh at Croke Park last June, is one of four players from the county to make their Championship 15.

An Armagh side who came within a point (2-12 to 1-14) of winning a record third crown, have three players selected.  Elsewhere there are six other counties represented with players from Tyrone (2), Donegal (2), Monaghan, Louth, Longford and Fingal completing the selection.

Having lost the last two Christy Ring Cup finals at Croke Park, Kerry made it third time lucky in 2015 and saw off Derry by 1-20 to 0-12 to collect their second Christy Ring title in what was a big year for Kerry hurling.

It is no surprise to see the Kingdom top the list of recipients in the Ring Champion 15 with Shane Nolan, John Egan, Pa Kelly and Keith Carmody all recognised for their contributions.

Derry (3), Down (2), Kildare (2), Mayo, London, Meath and Wicklow have players awarded with a place in the prestigious selection of being the best of the best in this competition in 2015.

Lory Meagher Champion 15

Leitrim - Paul Earley
Leitrim - Clement Cunniffe
Lancashire - James O'Shaugnessy
Lancashire - Liam Knocker
Warwickshire - Shane Conlon
Warwickshire - Michael Cremin
Sligo - Keith Raymond
Sligo - Jamie Kenny
Sligo - Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch
Sligo - Gary Cadden
Fermanagh - Daniel Teague
Fermanag - David Teague
Fermanagh - Declan McGarry
Fermanagh - Ciaran Corrigan
Fermanagh - John Duffy

Nicky Rackard Champion 15

Fingal - Eoin O'Connor
Longford - Joe O'Brien
Louth - Shane Callan
Monaghan - Stephen Lambe
Donegal - Jamesie Donnelly
Donegal - Ronan McDermott
Tyrone - Damian Casey
Tyrone - Dermot Begley
Armagh - Cahal Carvill
Armagh - Kieran McKernan
Armagh - Connor Devlin
Roscommon - Micheál Kelly
Roscommon - Liam Kilcline
Roscommon - Ronan O'Meara
Roscommon - Peter Kellehan

Christy Ring Champion 15

Wicklow - Billy Cuddihy
Meath - Keith Keoghan
London - Martin Ryan
Mayo - Kenny Feeney
Kildare - Bernard Deay
Kildare - Gerry Keegan
Down - Danny Toner
Down - Fintan Conway
Derry - Sean McCullagh
Derry - Ruairi Convery
Derry - Conor Quinn
Kerry - Shane Nolan
Kerry - John Egan 
Kerry - Pa Kelly
Kerry - Keith Carmody

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