Twenty-two players from six Ulster counties have received football nominations in the GAA PwC All-Star Awards for 2025, which were announced today.
After retaining their Ulster SFC title before advancing to the All-Ireland Final, Donegal lead with 10 nominations; Brendan McCole, Finnbarr Roarty, Peadar Mogan, Ciarán Moore, Ryan McHugh, Michael Langan, Michael Murphy, Conor O’Donnell, Shane O’Donnell and Ciaran Thompson
Murphy is also shortlisted for the PwC GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year award, and Roarty earns a nomination for the Young Footballer of the Year prize, alongside last year’s winner Armagh’s Oisín Conaty.
There are five nominations for Ulster finalists Armagh; Ethan Rafferty, Jarly Óg Burns, Ross McQuillan, Oisín Conaty and Rory Grugan. Elsewhere, Monaghan have three nominations; Rory Beggan, Dessie Ward and Micheal Bannigan; while Tyrone duo Niall Devlin and Kieran McGeary make the 45-player list, as do Down’s Odhran Murdock and Derry’s Conor Glass.
The All-Star nominations were chosen by a group of Gaelic Games Correspondents from across print, radio, tv and digital media and was chaired by Uachtarán CLG, Jarlath Burns. This will be the 54th year of the awards stretching back to 1971.
The PwC All-Stars will be presented at a gala black-tie event at Dublin’s RDS on Friday November 7, which will be shown live on RTÉ. The football team will be announced live on the night as well as the player of the year awards in hurling and football.
The full list of PwC All-Stars Football nominations 2025 are below:
Goalkeepers
Shane Ryan (Kerry)
Rory Beggan (Monaghan)
Ethan Rafferty (Armagh)
Defenders
Brian Ó Beaglaíoch (Kerry)
Jason Foley (Kerry)
Gavin White (Kerry)
Michael Breen (Kerry)
Brendan McCole (Donegal)
Finnbarr Roarty (Donegal)
Peadar Mogan (Donegal)
Ciarán Moore (Donegal)
Ciarán Caulfield (Meath)
Seán Rafferty (Meath)
Craig Lennon (Louth)
Jarly Óg Burns (Armagh)
Ross McQuillan (Armagh)
Niall Devlin (Tyrone)
Kieran McGeary (Tyrone)
Dessie Ward (Monaghan)
Jack Coyne (Mayo)
Ryan McHugh (Donegal)
Midfielders
Michael Langan (Donegal)
Joe O’Connor (Kerry)
Odhran Murdock (Down)
Conor Glass (Derry)
John Maher (Galway)
Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne (Dublin)
Forwards
Michael Murphy (Donegal)
Conor O’Donnell (Donegal)
Shane O’Donnell (Donegal)
Ciaran Thompson (Donegal)
David Clifford (Kerry)
Paudie Clifford (Kerry)
Seán O’Shea (Kerry)
Matthew Costello (Meath)
Jordan Morris (Meath)
Ruairi Kinsella (Meath)
Rob Finnerty (Galway)
Matthew Thompson (Galway)
Sam Mulroy (Louth)
Ryan Burns (Louth)
Oisín Conaty (Armagh)
Rory Grugan (Armagh)
Michael Bannigan (Monaghan)
Ciaran Kilkenny (Dublin)
PwC GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year Nominees
David Clifford (Kerry), Joe O’Connor (Kerry), Michael Murphy (Donegal)
PwC GAA/GPA Young Footballer of the Year Nominees
Oisín Conaty (Armagh), Finnbarr Roarty (Donegal), Matthew Thompson (Galway)
By Michael Devlin Thu 25th Sep
