The first round of nomination selections for the 2018 Galway Daily Hurling All-Stars took place on twitter last week with league champions Kilkenny and promoted Limerick sharing nine players.
Kilkenny finished top with five players. Eoin Murphy was the winner in goal, Padraig Walsh was named at full back, while Martin Keoghan, TJ Reid and Walter Walsh were included in the attack.
Limerick were represented by defenders Sean Finna and Diarmuid Byrnes, Cian Lynch in midfield and Aaron Gillane at right corner forward.
Tipperary got three picks as Ronan Maher took a midfield slot while John McGrath and Jason Forde are at 12 and 14. Dublin won two polls with Eoghan O’Donnell and Sean Moran winning out at 4 and 6. Wexford’s Diarmuid O’Keeffe completes the set at left wing back.
Galway had three contenders but none managed to top their poll. Conor Whelan got 32% but finished behind Walsh; Jason Flynn (17%) came second to Gillane; and Adrian Tuohey just managed 10% coming fourth behind Finn.
The 15 winners will be part of our 45 official nominations after the All-Ireland Finals. The second round of selections will take place after the Leinster and Munster Hurling Finals.
- EOIN MURPHY (KILKENNY) – 89%, Mark Fanning (Wexford) – 6%, Darren Brennan (Kilkenny) – 5%, Anthony Nash (Cork) – 0%
Eoin Murphy teaching Bubbles O'Dwyer to never celebrate prematurely pic.twitter.com/u1kmGupWEd
— Conán Doherty (@ConanDoherty) April 9, 2018
2. SEAN FINN (LIMERICK) – 38%, Alan Flynn (Tipperary) – 33%, Joey Holden (Kilkenny) – 19%, Adrian Tuohey (Galway) – 10%
Well done to Sean Finn and David Fitzgerald of @BusinnessATUL @ul_gaa who were named in the Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education Hurling Team of the Year last night! #RisingStars #FirstClassRivals #ULAbúAA pic.twitter.com/J7Gl1ecCVV
— Business at UL (@BusinessAtUL) April 17, 2018
3. PADRAIG WALSH (KILKENNY) – 70%, Conor Cleary (Clare) – 10%, Michael Cahill (Tipperary) – 10%, Liam Ryan (Wexford) – 10%
Video: See an interview with @MaynoothUniGAA's Electric Ireland Ryan Cup winning captain Padraig Walsh & goal action.. https://t.co/WYw2UWYMUL pic.twitter.com/f6fDRlgENX
— GAA Higher Education (@HigherEdGAA) February 24, 2018
4. EOGHAN O’DONNELL (DUBLIN) – 38%, Mike Casey (Limerick) – 25%, Richie English (Limerick) – 25%, Ben Connelly (Offaly) – 12%
Dublin hurlers Donal Burke and Eoghan O'Donnell talk the talk after helping DCU DÉ beat DIT in the @ElectricIreland Fitzgibbon Cup and so qualify for their first ever Final, against UL next week. #Fitz18 #FirstClassRivals https://t.co/apaVpOGPxC pic.twitter.com/r2pQaslBBs
— GAA Higher Education (@HigherEdGAA) February 14, 2018
5. DIARMUID BYRNES (LIMERICK) – 53%, Declan Hannon (Limerick) – 24%, Paudie Foley (Wexford) – 17%, Conor Delaney (Kilkenny) – 6%
Johnny Coen of Galway and Diarmuid Byrnes of Limerick ahead of this Sunday's #AllianzLeague Division 1B Hurling clash. #GAA pic.twitter.com/mTGU3psKYT
— Sportsfile (@sportsfile) February 27, 2018
6. SEAN MORAN (DUBLIN) – 64%, Cillian Buckley (Kilkenny) – 19%, Padraic Maher (Tipperary) – 11%, David McInerney (Clare) – 6%
.@CualaCLG’s Sean Moran and John Shannon celebrate winning the 2017 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship! @LiveGAAResults pic.twitter.com/sYVPinvmVt
— Inpho Photography (@Inphosports) October 28, 2017
7. DIARMUID O’KEEFFE (WEXFORD) – 65%, David Fitzgerald (Clare) – 21%, Mikey O’Malley (Clare) – 7%, Gearoid Hegarty (Limerick) – 7%
Watch as Diarmuid O'Keeffe scores a brilliant long range point for @OfficialWexGAA pic.twitter.com/93JKsh6RTm
— The GAA (@officialgaa) March 24, 2018
8. RONAN MAHER (TIPPERARY) – 67%, Tony Kelly (Clare) – 29%, Austin Gleeson (Waterford) – 4%, Darragh Fitzgibbon (Cork) – 0%
Line Ball; What an unbelievable piece of skill for children to look at. I wonder do people truly appreciate the levels all intercounty players are now at. A line ball from possibly 80m just floated over the bar. Class from Ronan Maher. Inspiration for youngsters 👍 pic.twitter.com/a9arnqQdTC
— Hurling365 (@Hurling365) March 31, 2018
9. CIAN LYNCH (LIMERICK) – 69%, Kevin Foley (Wexford) – 25%, Sean Curran (Tipperary) – 6%, Bill Cooper (Cork) – 0%
Anything Podge Collins can do, Cian Lynch can do … better? Unbelievable piece of skill from the Limerick man #tekkers pic.twitter.com/KSYVCtS4AD
— Hurling365 (@Hurling365) March 31, 2018
10. MARTIN KEOGHAN (KILKENNY) – 41%, Rory O’Connor (Wexford) – 35%, John Conlon (Clare) – 12%, Noel McGrath (Tipperary) – 12%
Réalta nua. Will Martin Keoghan have a big future under Brian Cody? @KilkennyCLG #AllianzLeagues pic.twitter.com/hlVzsQjGMs
— Spórt TG4 (@SportTG4) February 20, 2018
11. TJ REID (KILKENNY) – 90%, Lee Chin (Wexford) – 10%, Conor Lehane (Cork) – 0%, Conor McDonald (Wexford) – 0%
WATCH: Kilkenny Hurler TJ Reid speaking at the GAA Super Games Centres.
Sky Sports is partnering with the GAA to support the GAA Super Games Centres across Ireland! 🏆 https://t.co/aE7EaEDfqG pic.twitter.com/7okQBzU9Av
— Sky Sports GAA (@SkySportsGAA) April 16, 2018
12. JOHN McGRATH (TIPPERARY) – 41%, David Reidy (Clare) – 35%, Ronan Hayes (Dublin) – 18%, Tom Morrissey (Limerick) – 6%
. @TipperaryGAA John McGrath, Loughmore-Castleiney GAA, Co. Tipperary. https://t.co/SwNPg11xph pic.twitter.com/CExmySInf3
— Jan Evans (@polarstr) April 12, 2018
13. AARON GILLANE (LIMERICK) – 70%, Jason Flynn (Galway) – 12%, Ross King (Laois) – 12%, Neil McManus (Antrim) – 6%
https://twitter.com/HurlingHotspot/status/976202812613853185
14. JASON FORDE (TIPPERARY) – 71%, Peter Duggan (Clare) – 19%, Seamus Flanagan (Limerick) – 10%, Michael Breen (Tipperary) – 0%
All eyes on the ball as Tipperary's Jason Forde sends a sideline cut over the bar against Kilkenny in last Sunday's Allianz League Final. pic.twitter.com/GdcXPvsWGN
— Odhran Ducie 📸 (@OdhranDucie) April 13, 2018
15. WALTER WALSH (KILKENNY) – 58%, Conor Whelan (Galway) – 32%, Patrick Curran (Waterford) – 5%, David Dunne (Wexford) – 5%
There’s Wally.
Walter Walsh strikes for Kilkenny’s first goal as they took the Allianz Hurling League title against old rivals Tipperary in Nowlan Park. pic.twitter.com/6nipaggOCZ
— Piaras Ó Mídheach 📸 (@SportsfilePOM) April 8, 2018
