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Dublin’s proud All-Star History …
The 2026 LGFA All-Star awards will be announced this coming Saturday night (November 14th). TG4 Leinster senior champions Dublin has three nominations. Niamh Crowley (Fingallians), Niamh Hetherton (Clontarf) and Orlagh Nolan (Ballinteer St Johns).
Of the three Dubs nominated on Saturday evening only one, Orlagh Nolan is a previous All Star award winner having picked up honours in 2021 and 2023.
Last season (2025) the then reigning All Ireland champions had seven players included in the All-Star fifteen. They were Jess Tobin (Cuala), Leah Caffrey (Na Fianna), Sinéad Goldrick (Foxrock Cabinteely), Éilish O’Dowd (Na Fianna), Carla Rowe (Clann Mhuire), Hannah Tyrrell (Na Fianna) and Kate Sullivan (St Sylvesters).
The previous year (2024) Dublin failed to pick up a single award. While in 2023 Dublin had eight award winners a record high for the County. The winners that year where - Abby Shiels (Lucan Sarsfields), Leah Caffrey (Na Fianna), Lauren Magee (Kilmacud Crokes), Martha Byrne (Cuala), Jennifer Dunne (Cuala), Orlagh Nolan (Ballinteer St Johns), Hannah Tyrrell (Na Fianna) and Carla Rowe (Clann Mhuire).
In 2020 owing to the Covid pandemic no All-Star awards ceremony took place. LGFA did reveal their ‘Senior Team of the Championship’. The then, four in a row All-Ireland winners Dublin had six players named on the team. Martha Byrne (Cuala), Sinead Goldrick (Foxrock Cabinteely), Jennifer Dunne (Cuala), Carla Rowe (Clann Mhuire), Lyndsey Davey (Skerries Harps) and Noelle Healy (St Brigid’s).
The All Stars awards where first presented back in 1981 seven years after the founding of the Association in Hayes Hotel, Thurles in 1974.
The All-Star ceremony as we know today commenced back in 2003 up until then players received their awards after a football match which was normally played between the then reigning All Ireland champions and an All-Star selection.
Since the inception of the All-Stars awards 40 Dubliners have received statuettes with the first won back in 1983 by Kathleen Kennedy who was honoured as All Star goalkeeper, she followed this up with a second award for the same position in 1984.
Sinéad Goldrick is the outright leader on the Dublin All-Star honours list with a remarkable eight awards followed closely by Sinéad Aherne on seven. We then have a trio of players on five All Star awards each, Lyndsey Davey, Carla Rowe and Leah Caffrey.
Wishing all our 2026 All-Star nominees the very best of luck on Saturday evening we hope you all have an enjoyable night. Watch the event via the TG4 YouTube channel and LGFA Facebook page.
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