Nominees announced for GPA awards

The nominees for tomorrow night's GPA (Gaelic Players Association) Player of the Year awards have been announced by the players' body.

Five of the seven players who have made the 2005 football shortlist hail from Ulster: Tyrone's All-Ireland winning trio Sean Cavanagh, Ryan McMenamin and Stephen O'Neill, Derry sharpshooter Paddy Bradley and Armagh's Steven McDonnell, who captains the province in Saturday's M Donnelly Interprovincial final.