Birthday boy Coulter celebrates on the treble

Down forward Benny Coulter has gained a hat-trick of personal accolades this week, with the Vodafone Footballer of the Month and Ulster GAA Writers Association Merit awards for May following hot on the heels of yesterday's OPEL-GPA Player of the Month gong.

Coulter's Vodafone and GPA awards, announced today, are his first such wins in both award schemes, while it is 11 years since the Mayobridge clubman picked up his last Ulster GAA Writers Association honour.