Cork's Downey brothers make history with All-Star awards while Shane O'Donnell named top hurler

All-Ireland champions Clare dominate with six awards. 

FAMILY AFFAIR: Cork hurler Robert Downey is presented with his PwC GAA/GPA All-Star Award by Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Jarlath Burns, right, alongside Gaelic Players Association chief executive Tom Parsons, left, and PwC partner Michael McDaid, second from left. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Eoin and Robert Downey on Friday became the first Cork brothers to feature in the same PwC All-Stars team in 19 years as the county claimed five awards to All-Ireland champions Clare’s six.

As anticipated, Shane O’Donnell was crowned hurler of the year and his Banner team-mate Adam Hogan picked up the young (U22) version at the gala event in Dublin’s RDS where for the first time in the history of the scheme all 15 winners came from the same province, Munster.