2024 All-Star Hurling Team
(Previous winning years in brackets)
Goalkeeper
Nickie Quaid (Limerick – Effin) – 3rd award (2020, 2022).
Defenders
Adam Hogan (Clare – Feakle) – 1st award.
Eoin Downey (Cork – Glen Rovers) – 1st award.
Dan Morrissey (Limerick – Ahane) – 4th award (2018, 2020, 2023).
David McInerney (Clare – Tulla) – 2nd award (2013).
Robert Downey (Cork – Glen Rovers) – 1st award.
Kyle Hayes (Limerick – Kildimo Pallaskenry) – 5th award (2020-23).
Midfielders
Tony Kelly (Clare – Ballyea) – 5th award (2013, 2020-22).
Darragh Fitzgibbon (Cork – Charleville) – 2nd award (2018).
Forwards
David Fitzgerald (Clare – Inagh Kilnamona) – 2nd award (2022).
Shane Barrett (Cork – Blarney) – 1st award.
Seamus Harnedy (Cork – St Ita’s) – 3rd award (2013, 2018).
Gearoid Hegarty (Limerick – St Patrick’s): 4th award (2020-22).
Shane O’Donnell (Clare – Éire Óg): 3rd award (2022, 2023).
Mark Rodgers (Clare – Scarriff) – 1st award.
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ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS Clare have six players honoured on the 2024 PwC GAA-GPA All-Star hurling team.
Five players from beaten finalists Cork and four from Munster champions Limerick are recognised, making it an all-Munster selection.
The winners were announced at tonight’s All-Star banquet at the RDS.
There are five first-time winners honoured in defenders Adam Hogan, and the Downey brothers, Eoin and Robert, along with the attacking pair of Shane Barrett and Mark Rodgers.
On the other side of the honours list, Tony Kelly and Kyle Hayes both pick up their fifth awards, with Kelly now the Clare hurler with the greatest number of All-Stars. Hayes is selected for the fifth successive year, while Limerick duo Dan Morrissey and Gearoid Hegarty both win their fourth awards respectively.
Morrissey, Hayes, and Shane O’Donnell are the three members of last year’s team honoured on this occasion.
Dan Morrissey and Hegarty were nowhere All Stars this year. Diarmuid Ryan and Aidan Mccarthy very unlucky as was Brian Hayes of Cork.
Tony Kelly very lucky. Did ok in the final but pretty anonymous the rest of the year. Diarmuid Ryan unlucky to miss out.
@Aidan Farrell: Tony Kelly is one of the best hurlers of this generation and was man of the match in the final. But you’re right. The All Stars is supposed to be about the full championship and not half a final. Didn’t deserve an All Star this year.
@Aidan Farrell: I totally get the point you’re making but “did ok in the final” is understatement of the year.
Kilkenny walked Leinster and lost the semi final by 2 points to the eventual champions and get no all stars, but Limerick get 3???
@Jack Dooley: Four actually and each one deserved !
@Lulu: sorry yeah 4, definitely not all deserved. There’s 3 or 4 lads I’d have in over Hegarty, Morrissey I’m not sure about either
Morrissey and Hegarty? What?
Delighted to see Harnedy get the recognition. A guy committed to his club in the 6th tier of the Cork County Championship yet can still be an all star.
Quilligan or Collins for the goal .Quaid not deserving of it this year .. Tony Kelly one of the greats of the modern day hurling .. But got an all star on the All Ireland final .. it’s not the first time players have got it on one game .. Should be judged on the whole year .. Thought John Donnely was outstanding the whole year most consistent hurler of 2024 .. 15 Munster all stars Leinster ignored this year ..
A load of cobblers
Limerick actually got 4 all stars and were beaten twice in the championship… All stars need to be changed to include the whole year and not just one individual game ..
@John O Grady: Clare lost twice in the championship, Cork lost three times.
@John O Grady: yes and beat Clare twice who got 6…
@Nathan Fulham: Cork got 5 All Stars and won nothing this year
I’m a Limerick supporter and agree; the all stars will never please everyone. Lee Chin desperately unlucky as was John Donnelly and Brian Hayes. Many snipes regarding Morrissey and Hegarty- Morrissey rock solid in a Limerick defence which threatened to capitulate twice against Cork, holding it together almost singlehandedly. Were there many better forwards than Hegarty up to All Ireland semi where he was clearly under par? For those with short memories was in HOTY contention, and deservedly so , at that point. And this is coming from someone who completely endorses decision to award it to Shane O’Donnell, an exceptional hurler and an exceptional guy.
@Fergus Davern: I love coming on here and reading articulate and accurate posts.