Two Galway camogie players have been selected on the illustrious All Stars team this season.
Corner back Shauna Healy and corner forward Orlaith McGrath are the two selected from this year's team that lost to Kilkenny in the All Ireland final.
It is a first All Star award for McGrath, and a second for Healy. who had also been shortlisted for the senior player of the year which went to Kilkenny's Denise Gaule
All-Ireland Senior champions Kilkenny dominate this year's team, sponsored by Liberty Insurance, with six places, full-back Claire Phelan, left half-back Davina Tobin, midfield Grace Walsh, left half-forward Denise Gaule, full-forward Miriam Walsh and left corner-forward Anne Dalton.
Tipperary players Áine Slattery (goalkeeper ), Mary Ryan (left corner-back ) and Karen Kennedy (centre half-back ) receive their first All-Stars Awards and are joined on the All-Stars selection by Cork trio Hannah Looney (right half-back ), Chloe Sigerson (midfield ) and Orla Cronin (centre half-forward ). Waterford captain and right half-forward Niamh Rockett completes this year’s winning selection.
Kilkenny manager Brian Dowling was named as Manager of the Year for the first time after guiding his team to All-Ireland glory in December.
2020 All-Stars team sponsored by Liberty Insurance:
Goalkeeper: Áine Slattery (Tipperary ) – 1st Time Winner
Right Corner-Back: Shauna Healy (Galway ) – 2nd Time Winner
Full-Back: Claire Phelan (Kilkenny ) – 2nd Time Winner
Left Corner-Back: Mary Ryan (Tipperary ) – 1st Time Winner
Right Half-Back: Hannah Looney (Cork ) – 2nd Time Winner
Centre Half-Back: Karen Kennedy (Tipperary ) – 1st Time Winner
Left Half-Back: Davina Tobin (Kilkenny ) – 1st Time Winner
Midfield: Chloe Sigerson (Cork ) – 2nd Time Winner
Midfield: Grace Walsh (Kilkenny ) – 2nd Time Winner
Right Half-Forward: Niamh Rockett (Waterford ) – 1st Time Winner
Centre Half-Forward: Orla Cronin (Cork ) – 1st Time Winner
Left Half-Forward: Denise Gaule (Kilkenny ) – 4th Time Winner
Right Corner-Forward: Orlaith McGrath (Galway ) – 1st Time Winner
Full-Forward: Miriam Walsh (Kilkenny ) – 2nd Time Winner
Left Corner-Forward: Anne Dalton (Kilkenny ) – 7th Time Winner
