Twelve counties are represented in the list of 45 nominees for the Vodafone GAA All Star Football awards for 2007 which are announced today. The final selection will be announced live on television at the annual All Stars banquet at the City West Hotel in Dublin on October 19th.

All-Ireland champions Kerry top the list with ten nominations which include the three O’Se brothers Marc, Tomas and Darragh. Two others sets of brothers, Damien and Tommy Freeman of Monaghan and Alan and Bernard Brogan of Dublin, are also nominated.

Monaghan’s progress to the Ulster final and their impressive All-Ireland quarter-final display against Kerry earns them a total of four nominations, their highest representation since the mid 1980s. Louth will also be pleased with the nomination of their midfielder Paddy Keenan.

Nine of last year’s Vodafone All Stars – Stephen Cluxton (Dublin), Marc O’Se (Kerry), Karl Lacey (Donegal), Aidan O’Mahony (Kerry), Darragh O’Se (Kerry), Nicholas Murphy (Cork), Paul Galvin (Kerry), Alan Brogan (Dublin) and Kieran Donaghy (Kerry) – are in contention for awards this year.

The county breakdown is: Kerry (10), Dublin (7), Cork (6), Meath (6), Monaghan (4), Tyrone (3), Derry (3), Sligo (2), Galway (1), Donegal (1), Louth (1), Kildare (1).

The Vodafone GAA All Stars Hurling Nominees will be announced tomorrow.

The Vodafone GAA All Star football nominees for 2007 are:

Goalkeepers
Stephen Cluxton (Dublin)
Brendan Murphy (Meath)
Diarmuid Murphy (Kerry)

Full Backs
Marc O’Se (Kerry)
Kevin McCloy (Derry)
Graham Canty (Cork)
Darren Fay (Meath)
David Henry (Dublin)
Conor Gormley (Tyrone)
Ross Donovan (Sligo)
Dessie Mone (Monaghan)
Karl Lacey (Donegal)

Half Backs
Tomas O’Se (Kerry)
Aidan O’Mahony Kerry)
Killian Young (Kerry)
Barry Cahill (Dublin)
Michael McNamara (Sligo)
Noel O’Leary (Cork)
Gary McQuaid (Monaghan)
Damien Freeman (Monaghan)
Caoimhin King (Meath)

Midfield
Ciaran Whelan (Dublin)
Darragh O’Se (Kerry)
Nicholas Murphy (Cork)
Fergal Doherty (Derry)
Sean Cavanagh (Tyrone)
Paddy Keenan (Louth)

Half Forwards
Declan O’Sullivan (Kerry)
Paul Galvin (Kerry)
Alan Brogan (Dublin)
Bernard Brogan (Dublin)
Anthony Moyles (Meath)
Stephen Bray (Meath)
Raymond Mulgrew (Tyrone)
John Doyle (Kildare)
Nicky Joyce (Galway)

Full Forwards
Colm Cooper (Kerry)
Kieran Donaghy (Kerry)
Thomas Freeman (Monaghan)
Paddy Bradley (Derry)
Donncha O’Connor (Cork)
James Masters (Cork)
Michael Cussen (Cork)
Graham Geraghty (Meath)
Mark Vaughan (Dublin)

For further information, please contact:

Darina Sexton, Vodafone Press Office, 087  7753000
Donal Keenan, 087 1242222