THREE Donegal men have been named in the Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Rising Stars 2020 Football Team of the Year.
It was a great season for LYIT who reached the Sigerson Cup semi-finals in their first year competing at the top level. They have been rewarded with Rising Stars awards for Michael Langan (St Michael’s) and Peadar Mogan (St Naul’s).
Brendan McCole (St Naul’s) captained DCU to Sigerson glory and he has been selected at corner-back in the team of the compeititon.
Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Rising Stars 2020 Football Team of the Year is as follows:
Evan Comerford – DCU DÉ, Ballymun Kickhams, Dublin
Brendan McCole – DCU DÉ, Naomh Naille, Donegal
Mike Breen – UCD, Beaufort, Kerry
Niall Hughes – IT Carlow, Kilanerin – Ballyfad, Wexford
Ray Connellan – UCD, Athlone, Westmeath
Jordan Morrissey – DCU DÉ, Éire Óg, Carlow
Trevor Collins – IT Carlow, Graiguecullen, Laois
Shane Carthy – DCU DÉ, Naomh Mearnóg, Dublin
Michael Langan – LYIT, Naomh Mícheál, Donegal
Padraig O’Toole – IT Carlow, Kiltegan, Wicklow
Mícheál Bannigan – DCU DÉ, Aughnamullen, Monaghan
Peadar Morgan – LYIT, Naomh Naille, Donegal
David Garland – DCU DÉ, Donaghmoyne Fotenoys, Monaghan
Gavin O’Brien – CIT, Kerins O’Rahillys, Kerry
Cian Farrell – IT Carlow, Edenderry, Offaly
Electric Ireland, Executive Director, Marguerite Sayers, commented “As announced earlier this week, in the interest of safety and wellbeing, and like many planned events, the Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education Rising Stars Awards ceremony has been cancelled due to the on-going Covid-19 pandemic. Despite this, Electric Ireland believe that the standout performances from this year’s Electric Ireland Higher Education Football season should still be celebrated and I would like to congratulate all 15 members of the Electric Ireland Rising Star Football Team of the Year 2020 on their remarkably high standard of play during the season.”
Uachtarán CLG, John Horan said “Congratulations to the Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education Rising Stars Football Team of the Year 2020 who played such a prominent role in this year’s Higher Education Football season. I would especially like to congratulate David Garland and Shane Kingston who have been named Football Player of the Year and Hurling Player of the Year respectively. It is a tremendous honour to be recognised for your achievements on the pitch and many of these men are the rising stars of our great games.”