Six Déise players nominated for camogie All Stars
Waterford have six nominations for the upcoming PwC Camogie All-Star Awards 2025. Photo: INPHO
Waterford have six contenders for the 2025 PwC Camogie All Stars.
Niamh Rockett is the Déise's strongest candidate. In her seventeenth inter county campaign, the St Anne's attacker shot 3-68 across league and championship. The 2020 All Star was named Player of the Match in the All Ireland quarter final win over Clare after shooting 1-11 including her first Croke Park goal. Another eye-catching display came at Nowlan Park as nine points and four catches secured a first ever championship victory against Kilkenny.
She also scooped the Player of the Month award for May. The Déise's top scorer should collect her second award.
Beth Carton is aiming for her fifth All Star. The 2023 Player of the Year was Waterford's standout performer in the All Ireland semi final loss to Cork with 1-4 from play. De La Salle club mate Abby Flynn is also nominated in attack. She struck 3-15 this season.
Goalkeeper Brianna O'Regan is nominated for the fourth year in a row. She goes up against Galway netminder Sarah Healy and Cork's Amy Lee. 2023 All Star Vikki Falconer is shortlisted again in defence. Two years on from suffering that cruciate knee ligament injury against Cork at Croke Park, the Tramore warrior gave a clinic of corner back play in the win over Clare at the same venue. Three-time winner Lorraine Bray is in contention at midfield.
Annie Fitzgerald, scorer of 4-12 in 2025, was a surprise omission. Clare goal getter Áine O'Loughlin also deserved to make the cut.
The winners will be announced at Croke Park on Saturday, November 15.
O’Duffy Cup winners Galway got ten All Star nominations but beaten finalists Cork received one more. Tipperary (five), Kilkenny (three) and Clare (one) will also be represented on the night.
Galway duo Aoife Donohue and Dervla Higgins as well as Cork star Saoirse McCarthy are in the running for the PwC GPA Camogie Senior Player of the Year.
Sarah Healy (Galway), Amy Lee (Cork), Brianna O’Regan (Waterford).
Róisín Black (Galway), Karin Blair (Tipperary), Méabh Cahalane (Cork), Libby Coppinger (Cork), Mairead Eviston (Tipperary), Vikki Falconer (Waterford), Rachael Hanniffy (Galway), Laura Hayes (Cork), Shauna Healy (Galway), Clare Hehir (Clare), Ciara Hickey (Galway), Dervla Higgins (Galway), Laura Murphy (Kilkenny), Laura Treacy (Cork).
Lorraine Bray (Waterford), Aoife Donohue (Galway), Laura Greene (Kilkenny), Karen Kennedy (Tipperary), Ashling Thompson (Cork).
Orlaith Cahalane (Cork), Beth Carton (Waterford), Carrie Dolan (Galway), Abby Flynn (Waterford), Róisín Howard (Tipperary), Katrina Mackey (Cork), Niamh Mallon (Galway), Saoirse McCarthy (Cork), Emma Murphy (Cork), Grace O’Brien (Tipperary), Amy O’Connor (Cork), Ailish O’Reilly (Galway), Katie Power (Kilkenny), Niamh Rockett (Waterford).
