THE 10-PERSON SHORTLIST for the 2019 RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year award has been revealed.
26 nominees were confirmed on a longlist late last month, but that was significantly trimmed back on RTÉ Radio 1s Sunday Sport today.
Two-weight world champion Katie Taylor, Open winner Shane Lowry and all-conquering Dublin goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton — three many tipped for the accolade when the longlist was unveiled — all made the cut, which was revealed by Darragh Maloney this afternoon.
Moloney and Joanne Cantwell will present the RTÉ Sport Awards 2019 on Saturday, 14 December [live on RTÉ One at 9.30pm], where Johnny Sexton’s successor as Sportsperson of the Year will be crowned.
The Young Sportsperson of the Year, Team of the Year and Manager of the Year will also be honoured on the night, along with a new inductee to the RTÉ Sport Hall of Fame.
The shortlist (in alphabetical order) is as follows. Who do you think should win?
Poll Results:
RTÉ Sport Awards 2019 judging panel
- Sean Blackwell – RTÉ Sport Awards Programme Editor
- Kieran Cunningham – Chief Sports Writer, Irish Daily Star
- Declan McBennett – RTÉ Sport, Group Head of Sport
- Ryan McCann – RTÉ Sport Awards Executive Producer
- Shane McGrath – Chief Sports Writer, Irish Daily Mail & Irish Mail on Sunday
- Donagh McGrath – RTÉ Sport, Deputy Head Radio Sports & News
- Mary O’Connor – CEO of the Federation of Irish Sport
- Clíona O’Leary – RTÉ Sport, Deputy Head, TV Sport
- Sarah O’Shea – Secretary General at Olympic Counsel of Ireland & Director at SOS Sports Consulting
- Mikey Stafford – Editor, RTÉ Sport Output on Digital Platforms
- Denis Walsh – Sports Writer, The Sunday Times
- Andy Watters – Sports Reporter, Irish News.
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If Liverpool are winning games and conceding who gives a toss, Honestly?? I’d rather see them play like this and concede a few goals than ending I finishing eight again.
Ciaran the same happened the year Liverpool finished second it was the defence that cost Liverpool the league how many wins or even draws were lost due to it?Crystal Palace for example,also as I said during the Euros when he was a no show for Sweden,Zlatans finished he was playing in a crap league in France that made him look better than he was he’s another Schweinsteiger speaking of Basti what’s he been up to lately
I’m well aware of what happened that year and every other year we nearly won the damn thing. To many draws against lesser teams. Well we are beating them teams and the big boys so let’s have a go.
Here’s hoping Ciaran
Liverpool are a mid table club , they love playing the underdog story ,…….. Because there used to it . Why else would a club like Liverpool be passed out by Chelsea , man city , and arsenal in the last 15 to 20 seasons . And don’t give me this whole Arab pot of gold shit in relation to city and Chelsea . Liverpool have the history and tradition , but missed the boat big time . And that’s where the sourness and bitterness comes from .
lol conex. Very true…. Liverpool belong with the Man U’s of the world…. People will not like that…
Conex the same can be said for United
Of the 3 Liverpool seem to be the most mentally strong. Arsenal are flakes and City haven’t convinced me that they have left last season behind them. Chelsea are the dark horse but Liverpool have a great chance as things are.