Eviston is Tipp’s sole Camogie All-Star

By Shane Brophy

The Camogie Association hosted their 2025 PwC Camogie All-Stars Awards at Croke Park on Saturday night, celebrating the outstanding achievements, dedication, and skill of the game’s top performers over the past season.

There was plenty of local interest with Drom & Inch player Mairead Eviston winning her first All-Star after being selected at wing back. The Templemore based school-teacher had a superb campaign for Tipperary this season, primarily at full-back.

All-Ireland senior champions Galway dominate the team, claiming eight All-Stars, while beaten finalists, Cork, won five with Eviston and Waterford’s Beth Carton making up the selection from the beaten semi-finalists.

Tipperary’s other nominees were Karin Blair (defence), Karen Kennedy (midfield) and Roisin Howard, Grace O’Brien in attack.

In addition to the All-Stars, the PwC GPA Camogie Player of the Year awards were presented across three grades: Senior, Intermediate, and Premier Junior.

Galway’s Aoife Donohue has been crowned the Senior Player of the Year while Grace Teehan was named the Intermediate Player of the Year after helping Offaly to the All-Ireland Intermediate title.

Laois’ Aimée Collier was voted the Premier Junior Player of the Year while Galway’s Cathal Murray was awarded the Manager of the Year gong, recognising his exceptional leadership and remarkable success with the Galway Camogie team. This year’s success for Galway was their third senior title (2019, 2021, 2025) under Murray’s watch, while he also steered the county to the inaugural Under 23 ‘A’ All-Ireland title in July.

All Star team: Sarah Healy – Galway; Shauna Healy – Galway; Libby Coppinger – Cork; Dervla Higgins – Galway; Mairéad Eviston – Tipperary, Ciara Hickey – Galway, Laura Hayes – Cork; Aoife Donohue – Galway, Ashling Thompson – Cork; Saoirse McCarthy – Cork, Beth Carton – Waterford, Ailish O’Reilly – Galway; Niamh Mallon – Galway, Carrie Dolan – Galway, Amy O’Connor – Cork.

Soaring Stars

The 2025 PwC Camogie Soaring Stars showcases the standout talent from this year’s Intermediate & Premier Junior Championships, selected by the All-Stars Committee, to honour the outstanding performances and commitment of these remarkable players.

The final line-up features six Offaly players, four Kerry players, three Laois players, and one each from Antrim and Down.

It was double celebration for the Teehan family with Intermediate player of the year Grace, who is a member of the Naomh Brid club in Coolderry, joined on the Soaring Stars team by her cousin Mairead who plays with Moneygall.

Soaring Star team: Aoife Fitzgerald – Kerry; Sharon Shanahan – Offaly, Amy Byrne – Offaly, Rachel McCarthy – Kerry; Orlagh Phelan – Offaly, Clodagh Tynan – Laois, Dearbhla Magee – Down; Patrice Diggin – Kerry, Clodagh Leahy – Offaly; Grace Teehan – Offaly, Roisin McCormick – Antrim, Gráinne Delaney – Laois; Jackie Horgan – Kerry, Mairéad Teehan – Offaly, Aimée Collier – Laois

Brian Molloy, Uachtarán an Chumainn Camógaíochta, said: “I want to extend my warmest congratulations to this year’s PwC Camogie All-Stars and Soaring Stars, to Aoife, Grace and Aimée on their PwC GPA Player of the Year awards, and to Cathal for being named Manager of the Year. Each of these award winners has inspired their teammates, their clubs, and their communities through their performances. Their incredible standards displayed this year have brought Camogie to new heights. Comhghairdeas libh uilig.

“I would like to sincerely thank PwC for their continued partnership and commitment to recognising excellence across all levels of Camogie. Go raibh míle maith agaibh freisin to the GPA for their support for our athletes, and for working with us on these awards.”

Enda McDonagh, Managing Partner, PwC Ireland, said: “On behalf of everyone at PwC, I extend our warmest and most sincere congratulations to all the winners of the 2025 PwC Camogie All-Stars, PwC Camogie Soaring Stars, Manager of the Year, and the PwC GPA Camogie Player of the Year Awards. We are proud to celebrate their outstanding accomplishments.”

GPA CEO, Tom Parsons said: “On behalf of the Gaelic Players Association I want to express my deepest respect and sincerest congratulations to the three winners of the PwC GPA Camogie Player of the Year Awards. Aoife, Grace and Aimee, our games are focussed on what the team achieves but you should take great pride in how your individual performances contributed to those achievements. The fact you have been voted for by your peers makes this recognition extra special.

“To all the award winners tonight, well done and to the Camogie Association and PwC, thank you for your partnership on these awards.”