O’Kelly’s peers vote him top player of the year

MALCOLM O’KELLY last night scooped the inaugural IRUPA Mira Players’ Player of the Year award.

O’Kelly was voted the country’s top professional by his rugby peers, ahead of other top nominees Geordan Murphy and John Hayes.

The Irish Rugby Union Players Association and Mira also honoured Munster veterans Mick Galwey and Peter Clohessy by inducting them into the Hall of Fame.