Fenlon named personality of the year

PAT FENLON was named personality of the year at the Eircom/Soccer Writers Association of Ireland annual awards in Cork on Saturday night.

The Shelbourne manager was given the award to mark his club’s second Premier Division title in succession as well as their run in Europe in 2004.

Fenlon beat off competition from clubmates Jason Byrne and Owen Heary, Pat Dolan and Kevin Doyle of Cork City and Daryl Murphy of Waterford, to claim the award and join such illustrious names on the roll of honour as John Giles, Brian Kerr and Liam Tuohy.