13 years on from first All-Stars, players still returning for more

13 years on and three acquaintances are in the running for TG4 Ladies Football All-Star Awards at the Citywest Hotel tonight.

At the first such awards held by the Ladies Gaelic Football Association in 2003, the Young Player of the Year winners were Stephanie O’Reilly (Connacht), Rena Buckley (Munster), Aisling Doonan (Ulster) and Aisling Holton (Leinster), and 13 years later the last three are again in the running for bronze statuettes.

However, what’s more interesting is the fact Buckley (Cork), Holton (Kildare) and Doonan (Cavan) played together with University College Dublin, claiming O’Connor Cup medals in 2007. Buckley and Holton are nominated in midfield, while Doonan - who now works for the Ladies Gaelic Football Association - is among the nominees in attack.