Shelbourne dominated the season, completing an impressive league and cup double for the first time in their history.
The awards ceremony for the season will take place on Thursday January 12th at the Guinness Storehouse at 12.30pm, with two Shelbourne players nominated for Senior Player of the Year. Leanne Kiernan, who scored an impressive hat-trick in the Senior Cup final against Wexford Youths, takes her place next to team-mate Noelle Murray and Republic of Ireland international Karen Duggan for the prestigious award.
Galway’s Sadhbh Doyle and Peamount’s Roma McLaughlin go up against Kiernan for the Young Player of the Year award whilst Peamount striker Amber Barrett will be presented with the Irish Daily Mail Golden Boot award after scoring 16 goals during the 2016 campaign.
The 2016 Team of the Year features five Shelbourne players, as well as three from UCD Waves, Roma McLaughlin and Amber Barrett from Peamount United and Chloe Moloney from Galway.
The nominations for the awards are as follows:
SENIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Leanne Kiernan (Shelbourne)
Noelle Murray (Shelbourne)
Karen Duggan (UCD Waves)
YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Sadhbh Doyle (Galway)
Leanne Kiernan (Shelbourne)
Roma McLaughlin (Peamount United)
IRISH DAILY MAIL GOLDEN BOOT
Amber Barrett (Peamount United)
2016 CONTINENTAL TYRES TEAM OF THE SEASON
Amanda McQuillan (Shelbourne)
Jetta Berrill (UCD Waves)
Pearl Slattery (Shelbourne)
Chloe Moloney (Galway)
Niamh Prior (UCD Waves)
Karen Duggan (UCD Waves)
Roma McLaughlin (Peamount United)
Noelle Murray (Shelbourne)
Leanne Kiernan (Shelbourne)
Amber Barrett (Peamount United)
Siobhan Killeen (Shelbourne)
Source – fai.ie
