Cork lead camogie All-Stars shortlist with 11 as champions Galway close on 10

Galway duo Aoife Donohue and Dervla Higgins along with Cork's Saoirse McCarthy have been nominated for the senior player of the year award. 

Galway beat Cork by a point in this year's All-Ireland Camogie Championship final. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Though they lost the All-Ireland final, Cork lead the way with 11 nominees for this year's Camogie All-Star awards. They are closely followed by champions Galway who have 10 players on the list.

In all, six counties are represented. Semi-finalists Waterford and Tipperary have six and five players nominated respectively while Kilkenny have three and Clare have one. 

The nominees for the player of the year awards at senior, intermediate and premier junior levels have also been announced. Galway duo Aoife Donohue and Dervla Higgins along with Cork's Saoirse McCarthy get the nod for the senior award. At intermediate level, champions Offaly have two nominees in Orlagh Phelan and Grace Teehan while finalists Kerry have Patrice Diggin nominated. All three nominees for the premier junior award - Aimee Collier, Gráinne Delaney and Clodagh Tynan - are from Laois. 

PwC Camogie All-Stars awards night will be held at Croke Park on November 15. 

Goalkeepers:

Sarah Healy (Galway), Amy Lee (Cork), Brianna O’Regan (Waterford) 

Backs:

Róisín Black (Galway), Karin Blair (Tipperary), Méabh Cahalane (Cork), Libby Coppinger (Cork), Mairead Eviston (Tipperary), Vikki Falconer (Waterford), Rachael Hanniffy (Galway), Laura Hayes (Cork), Shauna Healy (Galway), Clare Hehir (Clare), Ciara Hickey (Galway), Dervla Higgins (Galway), Laura Murphy (Kilkenny), Laura Treacy (Cork) 

Midfielders:

Lorraine Bray (Waterford), Aoife Donohue (Galway), Laura Greene (Kilkenny), Karen Kennedy (Tipperary), Ashling Thompson (Cork) 

Forwards:

Orlaith Cahalane (Cork), Beth Carton (Waterford), Carrie Dolan (Galway), Abby Flynn (Waterford), Róisín Howard (Tipperary), Katrina Mackey (Cork), Niamh Mallon (Galway), Saoirse McCarthy (Cork), Emma Murphy (Cork), Grace O’Brien (Tipperary), Amy O’Connor (Cork), Ailish O’Reilly (Galway), Katie Power (Kilkenny), Niamh Rockett (Waterford) 

PwC GPA Camogie Senior Player of the Year nominees:

Aoife Donohue (Galway), Dervla Higgins (Galway), Saoirse McCarthy (Cork) 

PwC GPA Camogie Intermediate Player of the Year nominees:

Patrice Diggin (Kerry), Orlagh Phelan (Offaly), Grace Teehan (Offaly) 

PwC GPA Camogie Premier Junior Player of the Year nominees:

Aimee Collier (Laois), Gráinne Delaney (Laois), Clodagh Tynan (Laois)