Tipperary dominate Under-21 award nominations

Three players who helped power Tipperary to victory over Galway in the recent All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final have been shortlisted for the Bord Gáis Energy Breaking Through Player of the Year award - they are Seamus Hennessey, Brian O'Meara and Brendan Maher.

Dublin's Oisin Gough, Galway captain David Burke and last year's inaugural prize winner, Darach Honan of Clare, complete the list of contenders for the award.