EVAN FERGUSON, CHRIS Forrester and Katie McCabe were among the winners at last night’s PFA Ireland Awards.
Forrester was named PFA Ireland Men’s Player of the Year after helping St Patrick’s Athletic to FAI Cup glory, with Sadhbh Doyle landing the female equivalent for her exploits as Peamount United won the Women’s Premier Division.
Chris Forrester is the PFA Ireland Men’s Player of the Year 2023! We are thrilled to present the trophy to Chris this evening 🏆⚽#PFAIawards23 #LOI #recognisingtalent pic.twitter.com/9LZ3xN1g8E
— PFA Ireland (@PFAIOfficial) December 2, 2023
Congratulations to this year’s PFA Ireland Women’s Player of the Year 2023, Sadhbh Doyle!#PFAIawards23 #LOI #recognisingtalent pic.twitter.com/wNYV4gkO1D
— PFA Ireland (@PFAIOfficial) December 2, 2023
Sam Curtis and Jess Fitzgerald, also of St Pat’s and Peamount respectively, won the Young Player of the Year accolades, while James O’Callaghan made it a Peas clean sweep with the managerial gong.
Shamrock Rovers’ four in-a-row winning mastermind Stephen Bradley was also honoured, with John Caulfield (Galway United) and Ronan Coughlan (Waterford FC) taking the Manager and Player of the Year accolades in the First Division.
Evan Ferguson was named Men’s Irish Overseas Player of the Year, with Ireland captain Katie McCabe landing the International Women’s Player of the Year prize after a sensational 2023.
As voted by her teammates, Katie McCabe is the @PFAIOfficial International Women’s Player of the Year 2023 👏
— Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 (@IrelandFootball) December 2, 2023
Congrats, Katie ☘️#COYGIG pic.twitter.com/Qz2ngo3t7v
Previously-announced Best XIs were also honoured at last night’s ceremony in Dublin.
Here is the full list of winners:
PFA Ireland Merit Award
- Stephen Eustace
PFA Ireland Women’s Premier Division Referee of the Year Awards
- Chris Sheehan
PFA Ireland Men’s First Division Referee of the Year Awards
- Alan Patchell
PFA Ireland Men’s Premier Division Referee of the Year Awards
- Neil Doyle
PFA Ireland International Women’s Player of the Year Award
- Katie McCabe
PFA Ireland Men’s Irish Overseas Player of the Year
- Evan Ferguson
PFA Ireland Men’s First Division Manager of the Year Award
- John Caulfield
PFA Ireland Men’s First Division Team of the Year
- Brendan Clarke
- Giles Philips
- Killian Brouder
- Rob Slevin
- Ryan Burke
- Edward McCarthy
- David Hurley
- Jack Doherty
- Frantz Pierrot
- Ronan Coughlan
- Stephen Walsh
PFA Ireland Men’s First Division Player of the Year
- Ronan Coughlan
PFA Ireland Women’s Premier Division Manager of the Year Award
- James O’Callaghan
PFA Ireland Women’s Premier Division Team of the Year
- Niamh Reid Burke
- Jess Gargan
- Jessica Hennessy
- Jetta Berrill
- Lia O’Leary
- Sadhbh Doyle
- Karen Duggan
- Alex Kavanagh
- Erin McLaughlin
- Madie Gibson
- Dana Scheriff
PFA Ireland Women’s Young Player of the Year
- Jess Fitzgerald
PFA Ireland Women’s Player of the Year
- Sadhbh Doyle
PFA Ireland Men’s Premier Division Manager of the Year Award
- Stephen Bradley
PFA Ireland Men’s Premier Division Team of the Year
- Conor Kearns
- Archie Davies
- Sam Curtis
- Roberto Lopes
- Ben Doherty
- Will Patching
- Chris Forrester
- James Clarke
- Jack Moylan
- Ruairí Keating
- Jonathan Afolabi
PFA Ireland Men’s Young Player of the Year
- Sam Curtis
PFA Ireland Men’s Player of the Year
- Chris Forrester.
Serious atmosphere here in Cavan. This is exactly where you want to be playing the All Ireland Champions. Whatever the result these games against the top 4 will stand to us in the summer months
It’s exactly the gate the county board needed as well
Mind blowing that people would actually travel to watch that rubbish sport.
@Ordinary lad: the much “hyped” Irish Rugby team lost yesterday. How much money do those lads earn?
Mind blowing that someone would take the time to open an article about a sport they consider to be ‘rubbish’ and then take the time to comment on it.
How can a team that receives €120k in funding compete against a team that receives €1.4million
Hahaha give over Al . Deep down you love the gaa
@Alan b..: Sure all the money we’ll be spending here we’ll double that funding for you pal ;)
a decent workout so far get rid of the Jamaican rum and redstripe against another nordie team who’s sole intention is to pull drag and hit off the ball.
Don’t know what game your watching. The hits off the ball have been 50:50.
Eh cavan is in the south of Ireland Einstein
fergal reilly should count himself lucky to share a pitch with these wonderful dublin footballers instead of going around like a drunk at a wedding looking for a fight.
That was stared by the Dublin man on the ground. You’re incredibly anti ulster football
And then mdma was the first man to get involved.
And who look for a figth at a wedding
ah lorcan stop it now.
fergal reilly would.
it’s north of me ya tit
@Alan b..: that explains why the dubs were late they looked at a map and headed north. When did this geographical transplant take place.
don’t be a tit like alan cavan play in ulster which is up north so they are nordies.
Cavan is not in Northern Ireland you don’t cross the border or use sterling
I didn’t say it was in Northern Ireland .
What do you mean by nordie then?if you are calling them that cos they’re north of you does that mean someone from cork would class Dublin as a nordie team
if they wanted to yes beacuse they would be northern to a Cork person now cavan is in ulster and part of the Republic of Ireland beacuse the brits didn’t want the kip so yes you are nordies which we where stuck with.
Stop you’re just embarrassing yourself
What part of Dublin are you from?
what difference does it make?
cavan play in the ulster champions with the other 8 nordie counties it’s no big deal just accept it is the way it is don’t be embarrassed alan.
All the complaints about dublins fans. Have any other county brought a few thousand fans with them today ?
@Gavin Byrne: In comparison Dublin have a fan base of about 10 times what other counties have. So of course they will bring large numbers with them.
Fair play today they really brought a fantastic atmosphere and plenty of money to Cavan town today
That a few time in the last three years the cavan has been delayed because of the fans.
If the dubs can’t make it to croke park on time how do you expect them to make it to cavan on time
@Lorcán Coyle: Should know by now that nothing in Cavan ever starts on time, nearest fifteen minutes, sure that’ll do.!!!
Ref jersey looks too like Dubs
We’ll save that excuse for later
Massive achievement if Roscommon can some how stay up in Division 1.
Lorcan are u watching the match