Offaly GAA awards to be presented on Easter Monday

Darby and Owens to be inducted into hall of fame

THE OFFALY GAA awards for 2023 will be presented at a lunch time function on Easter Monday, April 1.

The lunch time function is a new departure for the Offaly GAA County Board who run the awards but nearly all of the recipients are available to attend with the exception of intermediate footballer of the year, Shane Tierney who has emigrated to Australia.

The highlight of the afternoon will be the induction of Rhode's Seamus Darby and Kilcormac-Killoughey's Danny Owens into the hall of fame.

The awards will be held at 2.30pm in the Tullamore Court Hotel with a dinner served. Tickets are available to the public and can be obtained via the Offaly GAA social media outlets.

The players of the year award winners are:

Senior football – Declan Hogan (Tullamore);

Senior hurling – Cillian Kiely (Kilcormac-Killoughey);

Senior “B” football – David Dempsey (Ballycommon);

Senior “B” hurling – Peter Geraghty (Kilcormac-Killoughey);

Intermediate football – Shane Tierney (Daingean);

Intermediate hurling – Cathal King (Carrig-Riverstown);

Junior football – Jordan Quinn (Kilcormac-Killoughey);

Junior hurling – Stephen Fitzgerald (Ballinamere);

U-20 football – John Furlong (Tullamore);

U-20 hurling – Charlie Mitchell (Kilcormac-Killoughey);

Football referee – Chris Dwyer (Clara);