Dublin lead way in Ladies Football All Star nominations

All-Ireland champions Dublin lead the way in the nominations for the Ladies Gaelic football All Star awards.

The All-Ireland winners have 14 players on the shortlist, followed closely by finalists Cork who have 12. Beaten All-Ireland semi-finalists Donegal and Galway have eight and three respectively, Kerry have two while Armagh, Cavan, Mayo, Sligo, Tipperary and Tyrone all have representation.

This is further recognition for the Dubs after they beat Cork in the All-Ireland final in front of a record crowd of 50,141 at Croke Park.

2018 TG4 All Star nominations

Goalkeepers

Ciara Trant (Dublin), Martina O'Brien (Cork), Noelle Gormley (Sligo).

Right Corner Back

Treasa Doherty (Donegal), Martha Byrne (Dublin), Eimear Meaney (Cork).

Full Back

Róisín Phelan (Cork), Nicole McLaughlin (Donegal), Aislinn Desmond (Kerry).

Left Corner Back

Sinéad Burke (Galway), Leah Caffrey (Dublin), Melissa Duggan (Cork).

Right Half Back

Sinéad Goldrick (Dublin), Máire O'Callaghan (Cork), Rachel Kearns (Mayo).

Centre Half Back

Ciara Hegarty (Donegal), Nicola Ward (Galway), Siobhán McGrath (Dublin).

Left Half Back

Niamh Collins (Dublin), Emma Spillane (Cork), Deirdre Foley (Donegal).

Midfield

Lauren Magee (Dublin), Neamh Woods (Tyrone), Ashling Hutchings (Cork)

Olwen Carey (Dublin), Caroline O'Hanlon (Armagh), Katy Herron (Donegal).

Right Half Forward

Ciara O'Sullivan (Cork), Karen Guthrie (Donegal), Carla Rowe (Dublin).

Centre Half Forward

Tracey Leonard (Galway), Noelle Healy (Dublin), Aisling Maguire (Cavan)

Left Half Forward

Lyndsey Davey (Dublin), Eimear Scally (Cork), Aishling Moloney (Tipperary).

Right Corner Forward

Geraldine McLaughlin (Donegal), Sinéad Aherne (Dublin), Áine O'Sullivan (Cork).

Full Forward

Doireann O'Sullivan (Cork), Yvonne Bonner (Donegal), Niamh McEvoy (Dublin).

Left Corner Forward

Orla Finn (Cork), Nicole Owens (Dublin), Sarah Houlihan (Kerry).

County by county breakdown:

14 Dublin

12 Cork

8 Donegal

3 Galway

2 Kerry

1 Armagh

1 Cavan

1 Mayo

1 Sligo

1 Tipperary

1 Tyrone