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The 2026 LGFA All-Stars nominees have been revealed, with All-Ireland champions Galway leading the list. The Tribeswomen, who lifted the Brendan Martin Cup in August, top the nominations ahead of a closely matched Kerry contingent.
County nomination picture
Galway sit on 13 nominations, while Kerry follow with 12. Armagh account for six nominees and both Dublin and Cork have three each.
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Other counties represented among the nominees include Waterford, Kildare, Mayo and Meath. Galway secured their county’s first senior crown since 2004 after edging Kerry by a single point in the final.
Nominees by position
Goalkeeper
- Brianna Mathers (Armagh)
- Leah O’Halloran (Galway)
- Mary Ellen Bolger (Kerry)
Full Back Line
- Melissa Duggan (Cork)
- Shauna Kelly (Cork)
- Niamh Crowley (Dublin)
- Kate Geraghty (Galway)
- Sarah Ní Loingsigh (Galway)
- Brónagh Quinn (Galway)
- Deirdre Kearney (Kerry)
- Eilís Lynch (Kerry)
- Róisín Rahilly (Kerry)
Half Back Line
- Lauren McConville (Armagh)
- Nicola Ward (Galway)
- Emma Costello (Kerry)
- Aoife Dillane (Kerry)
- Hannah Noone (Galway)
- Aishling O’Connell (Kerry)
- Laoise Lenehan (Kildare)
- Karen McGrath (Waterford)
Midfield
- Bláithín Mackin (Armagh)
- Niamh Hetherton (Dublin)
- Siobhán Divilly (Galway)
- Mary O’Connell (Kerry)
- Niamh Gallogly (Meath)
Half Forward Line
- Orlagh Nolan (Dublin)
- Olivia Divilly (Galway)
- Kate Slevin (Galway)
- Kate Thompson (Galway)
- Niamh Carmody (Kerry)
- Niamh Ní Chonchúir (Kerry)
- Aoife Staunton (Mayo)
- Sinéad Walsh (Mayo)
- Kellyann Hogan (Waterford)
Full Forward Line
- Aimee Mackin (Armagh)
- Kelly Mallon (Armagh)
- Katie Quirke (Cork)
- Leanne Coen (Galway)
- Róisín Leonard (Galway)
- Eva Noone (Galway)
- Danielle O’Leary (Kerry)
- Síofra O’Shea (Kerry)
- Aoife Rattigan (Kildare)
Winners will be revealed at the All-Stars Awards ceremony at The Bonnington Dublin Hotel on 14 November.
