LIMERICK TRIO AARON Gillane, Kyle Hayes and Diarmaid Byrnes will compete for the 2023 GAA Hurler of the Year award.
Patrickswell duo Gillane and Byrnes, and Kildimo-Pallaskenry player Hayes ensure it will be a member of John Kiely’s victorious side that is crowned the best hurler in the country this year.
Byrnes was the 2022 Hurler of the Year winner, while Hayes was a nominee in 2021. This is Gillane’s first time in the running for the prestigious accolade.
The trio were all All-Star winners last year and each have three of those individual honours to their name. 2023 will mark the fourth successive time that a Limerick player has been crowned Hurler of the Year after Gearóid Hegarty in 2020, Cian Lynch in 2021 and Byrnes twelve months ago.
The nominees were decided by a panel of Gaelic Games media correspondents and the committee was chaired by GAA President Larry McCarthy. The award will be voted on exclusively by inter-county players.
2023 GAA-GPA PwC Hurler of the Year nominations
- Aaron Gillane (Limerick – Patrickswell)
- Kyle Hayes (Limerick – Kildimo Pallaskenry)
- Diarmaid Byrnes (Limerick – Patrickswell)
