Keane, Dunne and Andrews vie for Player of the Year award

Robbie Keane, Richard Dunne and Keith Andrews have been nominated for the Senior International Player of the Year Award at this Sunday’s 3 FAI International Awards.

Simon Cox, Darren O’Dea and Seamus Coleman have all been shortlisted for the Young Player of the Year Award, while former Derry City duo Eamon Zayed and James McClean, along with former Shamrock Rovers defender Pat Sullivan, are the nominees for the Airtricity League Player of the Year Award.

Three goals have been nominated for the International Goal of the Year, and the public will be able to vote online at www.rte.ie.tv/competitions.

The nominees are: Robbie Keane v Scotland in the Carling Nations Cup; Darron Gibson v Wales, same competition, and Keith Andrews v Estonia in the Euro 2012 play-off first leg. The winner of the public competition wins a trip for two to Ireland’s last Euro 2012 warm-up, against Hungary in Budapest on June 4.

The 22nd FAI International Football Awards will be broadcast on Sunday on RTÉ Two (8pm).