The Leitrim Sports Star Awards Ceremony takes place this Saturday night (Feb 10th) at Lough Rynn Castle outside Mohill.
The Awards Ceremony will celebrate the county’s various sporting achievements during 2023.
The night will also see Leitrim’s 1994 Connacht Championship winning gaelic football captain Declan Darcy inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The list of nominees for the main award categories is as follows:
Juvenile Team of the Year
1. Cumann na mBunscol Team Scoil Mhuire Carrick
2. Ballinamore Community School Boys Junior Football Team
3. Carrick Rugby U16 Division winning team
4. Allen Gaels St Caillins boys minor gaelic footballers
5. Glencar / Manor U18 girls minor gaelic footballers
Senior Team of the Year
1. Mohill senior men’s gaelic footballers
2. Glencar Manorhamilton senior women’s gaelic footballers
3. Annaduff men’s senior men’s intermediate champions
4. St Brigid’s women’s div 2 league intermediate league champions & Connaught finalists
5. Ballinamore Sean O’Heslins women’s gaelic footballers
Volunteer of the Year
1. Catherine McGowan
2. Josephine Cox
3. Ciaran McBrien
4. Siobhan Murtagh
Sports Individual – Junior
1. Luke Fitzmaurice (Athletics)
2. Diarmuid O’Connell (Rugby)
3. Paul Honeyman (GAA)
4. Gerard Murtagh (Rugby)
5. Darren Cox (GAA)
6. Lucy Murphy (LGFA)
7. Charlie McDermott (Darts)
Coach of the Year
1. Brian (Barney) Breen
2. Gerard O Donnell
3. Jason Clancy
4. Niall Hanrahan
Sports Individual – Senior
1. Eilish O’Dowd (LGFA)
2. Ricky Wynn (Endurance running)
3. Roisin McHugh (LGFA)
4. John Mulligan (Showjumping)
5. Ronan Kennedy (GAA)
6. Fintan Earley (Rowing)
7. Dearbhaile Beirne (Soccer)
8. Muireann Devaney (Soccer & LGFA)
9. Ray Mulvey (Darts)
School Sports Teacher of the Year
1. Hilary Collins
2. Catherine McGowan
3. Michael McGuinness
4. Neil Slevin
Club of the Year
1. Carrigallen GAA Club
2. Drumshanbo Athletic Club
3. Carrick Rowing Club
4. Carrick Rugby Club.
Tickets for the Leitrim Sports Star Awards are available here.
