Gearóid Hegarty and Brian Fenton named players of the year

Eoin Cody and Oisín Mullin pick up the young player awards

Gearóid Hegarty of Limerick with his PwC GAA/GPA Hurler of the Year award for 2020. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Limerick’s towering wing forward Gearóid Hegarty has been chosen by his peers as the PwC GAA/GPA Hurler of the Year with the St Patrick’s star claiming his first award.

Raheny’s midfield maestro Brian Fenton is PwC GAA/GPA Footballer of the year with the Dublin star having previously won the top prize in 2018.