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Annual Club Awards

Presented each year at the club Dinner Dance, our annual awards acknowledge individual excellence in the previous season. Listed below are the award winners since 2005. There was no dinner dance in 2010 given the effort invested in the club's centenary celebrations in 2009. Elsewhere, in cases where years are not listed in a category, no award was presented. In some years, exceptional service on and off the pitch across a period of decades is also recognised by our Hall of Fame awards at the dinner dance.


Club person of the year

The club person of the year award is a special honour bestowed upon a person who has give exceptional service to the club in the preceding year. It is named in honour of Sean Slevin, a true club legend who rendered decades of selfless service to the Aodh Ruadh club.

Recent winners of the award are listed below. Kerry Ryan, Terry McShea and Claire Flood also won the award in earlier years.

Bulletpoint. 2005 - Mary Matthews
Bulletpoint. 2006 - Enda McGurrin
Bulletpoint. 2007 - Jim Kane
Bulletpoint. 2008 - John Rooney
Bulletpoint. 2009 - John Hughes
Bulletpoint. 2011 - Brian Drummond
Bulletpoint. 2012 - Peter Horan
Bulletpoint. 2013 - Sean O'Mahoney
Bulletpoint. 2014 - Tracey Flood
Bulletpoint. 2015 - Conal Gallagher
Bulletpoint. 2016 - David McLoone
Bulletpoint. 2017 - Chris Kelly
Bulletpoint. 2018 - James O'Donnell
Bulletpoint. 2019 - Lisa McTernan
Bulletpoint. 2023 - Brian Gillespie


Ciaran Keon senior player of the year

The senior player of the year award is named in honour of Ciaran Keon, an outstanding player who embodied our club's spirit and passed on all too early in 2009. The award recognises the outstanding player on the senior team in the previous season.

Bulletpoint. 2005 - Thomas McPhelim
Bulletpoint. 2006 - Jonny Gallagher
Bulletpoint. 2007 - David Greene
Bulletpoint. 2008 - Stephen Ward
Bulletpoint. 2009 - Philip O'Reilly
Bulletpoint. 2011 - Michael 'Sticky' Ward
Bulletpoint. 2012 - Conor Patton
Bulletpoint. 2013 - Anthony Boyle
Bulletpoint. 2014 - Kerry Ryan
Bulletpoint. 2015 - Michael Dolan
Bulletpoint. 2016 - Diarmaid McInerney
Bulletpoint. 2017 - David McGurrin
Bulletpoint. 2018 - Eddie Lynch Jr
Bulletpoint. 2019 - Johnny Gethins
Bulletpoint. 2020 - Eddie Lynch Jr
Bulletpoint. 2021 - Philip Patton
Bulletpoint. 2022 - Eamonn McGrath
Bulletpoint. 2023 - Cian Dolan


Reserve player of the year

This award recognises the outstanding player on the reserve team in the previous season.

Bulletpoint. 2005 - Brian Gethins
Bulletpoint. 2006 - Simon Gillespie
Bulletpoint. 2007 - Paul Kane
Bulletpoint. 2008 - Barry Travers
Bulletpoint. 2009 - David Dolan
Bulletpoint. 2011 - Ronan Drummond
Bulletpoint. 2012 - Rian Treanor
Bulletpoint. 2013 - Damien Cleary
Bulletpoint. 2014 - David McLoone
Bulletpoint. 2015 - Ciaran Slevin
Bulletpoint. 2016 - Anthony Coughlin
Bulletpoint. 2017 - Christopher Goan
Bulletpoint. 2018 - Daniel Warnock
Bulletpoint. 2019 - Adam Clarke
Bulletpoint. 2022 - Odhran McGarrigle
Bulletpoint. 2023 - Michael 'Sticky' Ward


Third team footballer of the year

This award recognises the outstanding third team footballer in the previous season.

Bulletpoint. 2005 - Gary Walsh
Bulletpoint. 2006 - Paul Connolly
Bulletpoint. 2007 - Diarmuid McInerney
Bulletpoint. 2008 - Brian Dorrian
Bulletpoint. 2009 - Ronan Drummond
Bulletpoint. 2011 - Ken Monaghan


Under 21 footballer of the year

This award recognises the outstanding under 21 footballer in the previous season.

Bulletpoint. 2014 - Gary Carty
Bulletpoint. 2015 - Eamonn McGrath
Bulletpoint. 2023 - Aidan Sweeny


Young footballer of the year

This award recognises the outstanding young footballer in the previous season.

Bulletpoint. 2006 - Matthew Thompson
Bulletpoint. 2007 - PJ McGee
Bulletpoint. 2008 - Barry Leonard
Bulletpoint. 2009 - Christopher Goan
Bulletpoint. 2011 - Gary Carty
Bulletpoint. 2012 - Ronan McGurrin
Bulletpoint. 2013 - David McGurrin
Bulletpoint. 2014 - Eamonn McGrath
Bulletpoint. 2015 - Pauric Patton
Bulletpoint. 2016 - Calum O'Halloran
Bulletpoint. 2017 - Philip Patton
Bulletpoint. 2018 - Eamonn McGrath
Bulletpoint. 2019 - Sean Taylor
Bulletpoint. 2022 - Damian Weber
Bulletpoint. 2023 - Eoghan Kelly


Young reserve footballer of the year

This award recognises the outstanding young footballer in the previous season.

Bulletpoint. 2023 - Darragh Flood Dolan


Senior hurler of the year

This award recognises the outstanding player on the senior hurling team in the previous season.

Bulletpoint. 2005 - Peter Horan
Bulletpoint. 2006 - Michael Bowering
Bulletpoint. 2007 - David Donnelly
Bulletpoint. 2009 - Kevin McDermott
Bulletpoint. 2011 - Paul Sheridan
Bulletpoint. 2014 - Conor McNeely
Bulletpoint. 2016 - Stephen Sheerin
Bulletpoint. 2017 - Ciaran Kilgannon
Bulletpoint. 2019 - Pat Haran
Bulletpoint. 2022 - Brendan Gillespie
Bulletpoint. 2023 - Gareth Sheerin


Young hurler of the year

This award recognises the outstanding young hurler in the previous season.

Bulletpoint. 2006 - Chris Kilgannon
Bulletpoint. 2007 - Kieran Kilgannon
Bulletpoint. 2008 - Stephen Ryan
Bulletpoint. 2012 - Tommy Gillespie
Bulletpoint. 2013 - Colm Kelly and Jamie Brennan
Bulletpoint. 2014 - Eddie Lynch Jr
Bulletpoint. 2015 - Oisín Rooney
Bulletpoint. 2016 - Ciaran Rami
Bulletpoint. 2017 - Stephen Anderson
Bulletpoint. 2018 - Senan Rooney
Bulletpoint. 2019 - Adam Rami
Bulletpoint. 2023 - Kyle McCaffrey


Under 21 hurler of the year

This award recognises the outstanding under 21 hurler in the previous season.

Bulletpoint. 2016 - Conor McNeely


Minor hurler of the year

This award recognises the outstanding minor hurler in the previous season.

Bulletpoint. 2016 - Oisin Rooney


Senior ladies player of the year

The senior ladies player of the year award is named in honour of Tanya Dunne-O'Shea, an driving force of ladies football in the club and previous winner of the award who passed on before her time in 2022. This award recognises the outstanding player on the senior ladies team in the previous season.

Bulletpoint. 2005 - Aoife Buggy
Bulletpoint. 2006 - Louise Foy
Bulletpoint. 2007 - Shauna Slevin
Bulletpoint. 2008 - Sarah Patton
Bulletpoint. 2009 - Niamh Gallagher
Bulletpoint. 2011 - Grainne McCosker
Bulletpoint. 2012 - Fionnuala Gill
Bulletpoint. 2013 - Tara Khan
Bulletpoint. 2014 - Elaine Dorrian
Bulletpoint. 2015 - Tanya O'Shea
Bulletpoint. 2016 - Shelly Loughlin
Bulletpoint. 2017 - Tara Khan
Bulletpoint. 2018 - Tanya O'Shea
Bulletpoint. 2019 - Áine Gilmore
Bulletpoint. 2022 - Cáit Gillespie
Bulletpoint. 2023 - Anna Rafferty


Reserve ladies player of the year

This award recognises the outstanding junior ladies footballer in the previous season.

Bulletpoint. 2022 - Kate Cunnigham
Bulletpoint. 2023 - Roisin McGloin


Young ladies player of the year

This award recognises the outstanding young ladies player in the previous season.

Bulletpoint. 2017 - Mary Flora Scott
Bulletpoint. 2018 - Cáit Gillespie
Bulletpoint. 2019 - Bridín Maguire
Bulletpoint. 2022 - Caitlin McGarrigle


Under 23 ladies player of the year

This award recognises the outstanding under 23 ladies player in the previous season.

Bulletpoint. 2023 - Síofra Hughes