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Meet the nominees

Forty nominees across four public-vote categories. Read their profiles and vote for one nominee in each.

01 · Public vote

Athlete of the Year

Boxing

Aoife O’Rourke

Basketball

Claire Melia

Swimming

Ellen Walshe

Rowing

Fiona Murtagh

Ladies Gaelic Football

Hannah Tyrrell

Athletics · Heptathlon

Kate O’Connor

Football

Katie McCabe

Cycling

Lara Gillespie

Athletics · Sprint

Orla Comerford

Athletics · Middle distance

Sarah Healy

02 · Public vote

Young Athlete of the Year

Athletics

Anika Thompson

Rugby

Aoife Wafer

Swimming

Ellie McCartney

Sailing

Eve McMahon

MMA

Freya Marsh

Soccer

Kelly Brady

Athletics

Nicola Tuthill

Powerlifting

Niamh Buckley

Cricket

Orla Prendergast

Swimming

Róisín Ní Riain

03 · Public vote

Team of the Year

Soccer

Athlone Town

Ladies Football

Dublin LGFA

Camogie

Galway Camogie

Boxing

Irish U23 Boxing Team

Hockey

Irish Hockey

Equestrian

Irish Eventing & Show Jumping

Rowing

Irish Mixed Double Sculls

Triathlon

Irish Para Triathlon Team

Rugby

Irish Rugby 15s

Soccer

Irish Soccer

04 · Public vote

Personality of the Year

Camogie

Aisling Maher

Rugby

Anna McGann

Marathon

Ava Crean

Hockey

Ayeisha McFerran

Ultra marathon

Catriona Jennings

Strongwoman

Erin Harris

Marathon

Mary Nolan Hickey

Athletics

Nadia Power

Open water swimming

Nicola Doran

Camogie

Pauline McCarthy

05 · Nominated by you

Community Award

06 · The highest honour

Hall of Fame

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