Lacey and Mullane scoop monthly awards 11 August 2009 Donegal's Karl Lacey and John Mullane of Waterford have been named as the Opel GPA Players of the Month for July in football and hurling respectively.
Lynch and Mullane scoop monthly awards 07 July 2009 Cork footballer Anthony Lynch and Waterford hurling star John Mullane have been named as the Opel/GPA Players of the Month for June.
Monthly awards for Earley and Cadogan 09 June 2009 Kildare footballer Dermot Earley and Cork hurler Eoin Cadogan have scooped the Opel/GPA Player of the Month awards for May
GPA awards for McCrabbe and Coughlan 12 May 2009 Dublin hurler Alan McCrabbe and Tipperary footballer Hugh Coughlan have been named as the Opel/GPA Players of the Month.
Nine Kilkenny players on GPA team 03 November 2008 Unsurprisingly, there are nine Kilkenny players on this year’s Opel Gaelic ’Team of the Year’ for Hurling for 2008 after Brian Cody’s side’s All-Ireland SHC three-in-a-row triumph this past year.
GPA announce Gaelic football ’Team of the Year’ 30 October 2008 The Gaelic Players’ Association has revealed the official Opel Gaelic ’Team of the Year’ for Football for 2008.
Larkin and Cavanagh win Opel Awards 30 September 2008 Kilkenny’s Eoin Larkin and Seán Cavanagh of Tyrone have been honoured with the Opel Gaelic Player of the Month Awards for September in Hurling and Football respectively.
Lyng and Dooher win the Opel Awards for August 11 September 2008 Derek Lyng (Kilkenny) and Brian Dooher (Tyrone) have been honoured with the Opel Gaelic Player of the Month Awards for August in Hurling and Football respectively.
GPA awards for O'Callaghan and Johnston 12 June 2008 Dublin hurler David 'Dotsy' O'Callaghan and Cavan footballer Seanie Johnston have been honoured with the Opel/Gaelic Player of the Month awards for May.
Flanagan and McGrath nab Opel awards 13 May 2008 Martin Flanagan and Shane McGrath have been named as the Opel Gaelic Players of the Month for the Month of April in both football and hurling respectively.
Launch of the 2008 Opel Gaelic Players Awards 17 April 2008 Opel Ireland and the GPA are delighted to announce the return of the Opel Gaelic Players Awards for 2008.
Opel GPA football team revealed 30 October 2007 The official Opel Gaelic Team of the Year for Football for 2007 has been announced by the Gaelic Players Association. The team is dominated by seven Kerry men while Dublin have three representatives and there are also awards for Meath, Tyrone, Cork, Derry and Monaghan.
GPA announce Opel hurling Team of the Year 23 October 2007 The official Opel Gaelic Team of the Year for Hurling for 2007 has been announced today by the Gaelic Players Association. The team reflects the most successful counties in this year’s championship, with 15 players hailing from four different counties - Kilkenny, Limerick, Waterford and Wexford.
Opel GPA football nominations announced 11 October 2007 The official nominees for the 2007 Opel Gaelic Players Awards for football have been announced by the GPA. A total of 45 players have been named on the shortlist for the Opel Gaelic Team of the Year, with three players also nominated for the Opel Gaelic Player of the Year award.
Opel GPA hurling nominations revealed 09 October 2007 The official nominees for the 2007 Opel Gaelic Players Awards for Hurling have been announced. A total of 45 players have been named on the shortlist for the Opel Hurling Team of the Year, with three players also nominated for the Opel Hurling Player of the Year award.
Brennan and Cooper win Opel Awards for September 04 October 2007 Eddie Brennan and Colm “Gooch” Cooper have been honoured with the Opel Gaelic Player of the Month Awards for September in Hurling and Football respectively. Their selection is a fitting tribute to the achievements of both Kilkenny and Kerry in retaining their All-Ireland titles.
O'Shaughnessy and O'Sullivan win August Opel Awards 04 September 2007 Limerick’s Andrew O’Shaughnessy and Declan O’Sullivan of Kerry have been honoured with the Opel Gaelic Player of the Month Awards for August in hurling and football respectively.
Davis bids top flight adieu 10 August 2007 The word loser and Longford veteran Padraic Davis will never figure in the same lexicon. But after figuring in the defeat to Westmeath in last month’s All-Ireland qualifiers, he has decided to hang up his intercounty boots.
Shanahan and Corey win Opel Awards 07 August 2007 Dan Shanahan (Waterford) and Vincent Corey (Monaghan) have been honoured with the Opel Gaelic Player of the Month Awards for July in Hurling and Football respectively. Their selection is a fitting tribute to the achievement of their respective counties in reaching the 2007 All Ireland knock out stages.
Moran and Dooher win the Opel Awards for June 03 July 2007 Ollie Moran (Limerick) and Brian Dooher (Tyrone) have been honoured with the Opel Gaelic Player of the Month Awards for June in Football and Hurling respectively. Their selection is a fitting tribute to the achievement of their respective counties in reaching their provincial Finals.
Shooting Star - Ken McGrath 14 June 2007 For over a decade now, Ken McGrath has been one of the most influential hurlers in the country. A colossus with both club and county, the ultra versatile and utterly brilliant Mount Sion man has been instrumental in Waterford’s return to prominence.
Shooting Star - Derry’s Conleth Gilligan 14 June 2007 Could Derry make an impression in this year’s All-Ireland football championship? Paddy Crozier’s side produced indifferent performances during the league but these displays were laced with hints of excellence.
Kavanagh and Curran win Opel Awards for May 05 June 2007 Longford’s Brian Kavanagh and Ronan Curran of Cork have been honoured with the Opel Gaelic Player of the Month Awards for May in Football and Hurling respectively.
Roper and Prendergast win the Opel Awards for April 07 May 2007 Brian Roper (Donegal) and Seamus Prendergast (Waterford) have been honoured with the first Opel Gaelic Player of the Month Awards for 2007 in Football and Hurling respectively.
Opel Gaelic Players of the Year for Hurling and Football Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny) and Kieran Donaghy (Kerry) have been announced as the Opel Gaelic Players of the Year for Hurling and Football for 2006 by the Gaelic Players Association at the GPA’s Annual Gala and Awards Evening in Citywest.
Opel Gaelic Team of the Year for Football named The official Opel Gaelic Team of the Year for Football for 2006 has been announced today by the Gaelic Players Association. The team reflects the most successful counties in this year’s championship, with 15 players hailing from six different counties – Kerry, Dublin, Mayo, Armagh, Cork and Fermanagh.
Opel name hurling team of the year The official Opel Gaelic Team of the Year for Hurling for 2006 has been announced by the Gaelic Players Association. The team reflects the most successful counties in this year’s championship, with 15 players hailing from four different counties – Cork, Kilkenny, Waterford and Tipperary.
Opel/GPA hurling nominations announced The Gaelic Players’ Association has revealed the official nominees for the 2006 Opel Gaelic Players Awards for hurling.
Opel award nominees announced Nominations for the Opel Gaelic Team of the Year and Opel Gaelic Player of the Year for Football announced by the Gaelic Players’ Association
Donaghy and Fitzpatrick win Opel Awards Kieran Donaghy (Kerry) and James Fitzpatrick (Kilkenny) have been honoured with the Opel Gaelic Player of the Month Awards for September in Football and Hurling respectively.
Mayo must improve says Dillon Mayo wing-forward Alan Dillon believes that he and his team-mates must step up to "a new level" if they are to overcome Kerry in Sunday’s eagerly-awaited All-Ireland SFC final.
Shefflin wants continuity Kilkenny hotshot Henry Shefflin hopes Brian Cody and his team of selectors will stay together for next year’s defence of the Liam McCarthy Cup.
Dillon and Shefflin win Opel Awards Alan Dillon (Mayo) and Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny) have been honoured with the Opel Gaelic Player of the Month Awards for August in Football and Hurling respectively.
Shanahan still hurting The pain of being edged out by Cork in the recent All-Ireland semi-final has still not gone away for Shanahan and his Waterford colleagues, but the towering wing-forward said that being recognised by his peers was a timely pick-me-up.
Kavanagh fancies Dublin-Kerry final Brian Kavanagh believes that the two teams who beat Longford this summer could square up to each other in this year’s All-Ireland SFC Final. According to the sharpshooter, it will take a team on top of its game to stop Kerry regaining the Sam Maguire, and the 20-year-old suspects that Dublin will present the stiffest challenge.
Kavanagh and Shanahan win the Opel Gaelic Player of the Month Awards for July Brian Kavanagh (Longford) and Dan Shanahan (Waterford) have been honoured with the Opel Gaelic Player of the Month Awards for July in Football and Hurling respectively.
Kavanagh and Deane grab Opel Awards The Opel Gaelic Players of the Month for June have been awarded to Cork hurler Joe Deane and Donegal footballer Rory Kavanagh.
The great O’Neill The last time Roscommon opened their Connacht SFC campaign by beating New York (2001) they went onto win the provincial title. An omen or what?
Slattery and Kelly win the Opel Gaelic Player of the Month Karol Slattery (Offaly) and Eoin Kelly (Tipperary) have been honoured with the Opel Gaelic Player of the Month Awards for May in Football and Hurling respectively. The announcement was made on Tuesday 27th June at the Fitzwilliam Hotel in St. Stephens Green, Dublin.
Non-GPA member Kelly takes monthly award Tipperary sharpshooter Eoin Kelly has denied any conflict of interests between his Opel GPA Player of the Month award and his personal endorsement deal with Lucozade Sport. Farrelly and Foley win the inaugural Opel Player of the Month Awards Martin Farrelly (Louth) and Mark Foley (Limerick) have been honoured with the OPEL Player of the Month award for April in Football and Hurling respectively.
About the Opel Gaelic Players Awards programme and voting procedure Each of the monthly and annual award winners (team and individuals) will be selected by GPA members from a shortlist nominated by two independent panels. Players will be invited to vote for the monthly award winners by text and in writing for the annual award winners.