Six Clare hurlers have receieved nominations for the 2008 Opel Gaelic Players Awards, announced today by the Gaelic Players Association.
The shortlist in full for the 2008 Opel Gaelic Team of the Year:
1. Brendan Cummins (Tipperary), Clinton Hennessy (Waterford), PJ Ryan (Kilkenny)
2. Shane O’Neill (Cork), Michael Kavanagh (Kilkenny), Pat Vaughan (Clare)
3. Paul Curran (Tipperary), Noel Hickey (Kilkenny), David Kenny (Offaly)
4. Jackie Tyrell (Kilkenny), Brian Murphy (Cork), Conor O’Brien (Tipperary)
5. Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny), Michael Jacob (Wexford), Tony Browne (Waterford)
6. Conor O’Mahony (Tipperary), Brian Hogan (Kilkenny), Ronan Fallon (Dublin)
7. JJ Delaney (Kilkenny), Sean Óg Ó hAilpín (Cork), Shane Maher (Tipperary)
8. & 9. Shane McGrath (Tipperary), Derek Lyng (Kilkenny), Tom Kenny (Cork), James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick (Kilkenny), Brian O’Connell (Clare), Colin Lynch (Clare)
10. Ben O’Connor (Cork), Niall Gilligan (Clare), Brian Carroll (Offaly)
11. Seamus Callinan (Tipperary), Diarmuid McMahon (Clare), Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny)
12. Eoin Larkin (Kilkenny), Jonathan Clancy (Clare), Stephen Doyle (Wexford)
13. Eddie Brennan (Kilkenny), Eoin Kelly (Tipperary), David O’Callaghan (Dublin)
14. Eoin Kelly (Waterford), Lar Corbett (Tipperary), Joe Bergin (Offaly)
15. John Mullane (Waterford), Aidan Fogarty (Kilkenny), Joe Canning (Galway)
The shortlist in full for the 2008 Opel Gaelic Team of the Year:
1. Brendan Cummins (Tipperary), Clinton Hennessy (Waterford), PJ Ryan (Kilkenny)
2. Shane O’Neill (Cork), Michael Kavanagh (Kilkenny), Pat Vaughan (Clare)
3. Paul Curran (Tipperary), Noel Hickey (Kilkenny), David Kenny (Offaly)
4. Jackie Tyrell (Kilkenny), Brian Murphy (Cork), Conor O’Brien (Tipperary)
5. Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny), Michael Jacob (Wexford), Tony Browne (Waterford)
6. Conor O’Mahony (Tipperary), Brian Hogan (Kilkenny), Ronan Fallon (Dublin)
7. JJ Delaney (Kilkenny), Sean Óg Ó hAilpín (Cork), Shane Maher (Tipperary)
8. & 9. Shane McGrath (Tipperary), Derek Lyng (Kilkenny), Tom Kenny (Cork), James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick (Kilkenny), Brian O’Connell (Clare), Colin Lynch (Clare)
10. Ben O’Connor (Cork), Niall Gilligan (Clare), Brian Carroll (Offaly)
11. Seamus Callinan (Tipperary), Diarmuid McMahon (Clare), Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny)
12. Eoin Larkin (Kilkenny), Jonathan Clancy (Clare), Stephen Doyle (Wexford)
13. Eddie Brennan (Kilkenny), Eoin Kelly (Tipperary), David O’Callaghan (Dublin)
14. Eoin Kelly (Waterford), Lar Corbett (Tipperary), Joe Bergin (Offaly)
15. John Mullane (Waterford), Aidan Fogarty (Kilkenny), Joe Canning (Galway)
