Kerry dominate Ladies Football All-Star team with seven awards

Kerry's seven winners are goalkeeper Ciara Butler, defenders Kayleigh Cronin and Aishling O'Connell, midfielder Anna Galvin, and forward trio Niamh Carmody, Danielle O'Leary and Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh.

Cronin won the Player of the Match award for an outstanding performance against Galway in the 2024 TG4 All-Ireland Final at Croke Park on Sunday August 4, as Carmody captained the Kingdom to a first All-Ireland Senior title in 31 years.

The annual selection was revealed on Saturday night at the annual TG4 All-Star awards banquet, in association with Lidl, as the Bonnington Dublin Hotel.

All-Ireland runner-up Galway have been rewarded with four TG4 All-Star awards, namely defenders Kate Geraghty and Nicola Ward, midfielder and captain Ailbhe Davoren, and Olivia Divilly in the half-forward line.

There are three All-Star awards for Armagh, the 2024 Lidl National League Division 1 winners and All-Ireland semi-finalists, with defenders Grace Ferguson and Lauren McConville acknowledged, along with forward Aoife McCoy.

There is also recognition for Cork, who progressed to the TG4 All-Ireland semi-finals, with Katie Quirke named at full-forward.

The team is comprised of 10 first-time award winners, as Butler, Ferguson, Geraghty, McConville, Galvin, Davoren, McCoy, Divilly, O'Leary and Quirke received maiden All-Star awards.

Cronin, O'Connell and Ward picked up All-Star awards for the second time in their careers, Carmody is now a three-time winner, and for the third year in succession, while Ní Mhuircheartaigh picked up her fifth award, and third in-a-row.

Carmody and Ní Mhuircheartaigh are the two players named on this year's selection who also featured on the 2023 TG4 All-Star team.

Galway pair Ward and Divilly both hail from the Kilkerrin-Clonberne club in Galway, the current All-Ireland Senior club champions.

Ciara Butler (Kerry) – 1st award

Grace Ferguson (Armagh) – 1st award

Kayleigh Cronin (Kerry) – 2nd award (previous winner in 2022)

Kate Geraghty (Galway) – 1st award

Aishling O'Connell (Kerry) – 2nd award (previous winner in 2022)

Nicola Ward (Galway) – 2nd award (previous winner in 2019)

Lauren McConville (Armagh) – 1st award

Anna Galvin (Kerry) – 1st award

Ailbhe Davoren (Galway) – 1st award

Niamh Carmody (Kerry) – 3rd award (previous winner in 2022 and 2023)