Paul Durcan, Kieran Donaghy and Éamonn McGee have all been nominated for Allstar football awards. Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS Kerry lead the way with 11 nominations for this year’s GAA-GPA Allstar football awards.

The Opel sponsored event also sees Donegal and Dublin get nine nominations each with Mayo receiving six and Monaghan claiming four. Armagh (2), Tipperary, Derry, Cork and Galway (all one each) complete the 45-player list.

The awards will be presented at the annual Allstars banquet in the Convention Centre in Dublin on Friday October 24th.

Ten members of last year’s Allstar winning team are nominated on this occasion – Stephen Cluxton, Rory O’Carroll, Keith Higgins, Lee Keegan, Colm Boyle, Michael Darragh MacAuley, Aidan O’Shea, Paul Flynn, James O’Donoghue and Conor McManus.

The list of nominees in full is:

Goalkeepers
Paul Durcan (Donegal)
Stephen Cluxton (Dublin)
Rory Beggan (Monaghan)

Dublin's Stephen Cluxton.

Full-backs
Drew Wylie (Monaghan)
Fionn Fitzgerald (Kerry)
Keith Higgins (Mayo)
Éamonn McGee (Donegal)
Neil McGee (Donegal)
Andy Mallon (Armagh)
Philly McMahon (Dublin)
Rory O’Carroll (Dublin)
Paul Murphy (Kerry)

Kerry's Paul Murphy Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

Half-backs
Aidan O’Mahony (Kerry)
Colm Boyle (Mayo)
Peter Crowley (Kerry)
James McCarthy (Dublin)
Frank McGlynn (Donegal)
Dessie Mone (Monaghan)
Colin O’Riordan (Tipperary)
Jonny Cooper (Dublin)
Lee Keegan (Mayo)

Tipperary's Colin O'Riordan. Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

Midfield
Anthony Maher (Kerry)
David Moran (Kerry)
Neil Gallagher (Donegal)
Odhrán MacNiallais (Donegal)
MD MacAuley (Dublin)
Seamus O’Shea (Mayo)

Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

Half-forwards
Johnny Buckley (Kerry)
Diarmuid Connolly (Dublin)
Paul Flynn (Dublin)
Mark Lynch (Derry)
Aidan O’Shea (Mayo)
Ryan McHugh (Donegal)
Michael Murphy (Donegal)
Donnchadh Walsh (Kerry)
Shane Walsh (Galway)

Galway's Shane Walsh James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

Full-forwards
Kieran Donaghy (Kerry)
Paul Geaney (Kerry)
James O’Donoghue (Kerry)
Cillian O’Connor (Mayo)
Brian Hurley (Cork)
Tony Kernan (Armagh)
Kevin McManamon (Dublin)
Conor McManus (Monaghan)
Patrick McBrearty (Donegal)

Kerry's James O'DonoghueSource: Cathal Noonan/INPHO

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