All-Ireland champions Limerick lead the way in this year's PwC hurling All-Star nominations list with 12 players recognised.
In all, there are players from 10 counties on this year's 45-man list. Along with Limerick, there are eight nominees from beaten All-Ireland finalists Kilkenny, and also eight each for semi-finalists Clare and Galway. Cork have three players on the list, and Wexford two. The list is rounded out by one each for Dublin, Tipperary, Waterford and Westmeath.
The nominees for Hurler and Young Hurler of the Year have also been announced.
Limerick defenders Diarmaid Byrnes and Barry Nash, along with Kilkenny's TJ Reid are up for Hurler of the Year.
Reid's fellow Kilkenny forward Eoin Cody, who won the award in 2020 and 2021, is again nominated for Young Hurler of the Year, along with teammate Mikey Butler and Cork's Ciarán Joyce.
PwC All-Stars Hurling Nominations 2022
Goalkeepers
Éanna Murphy (Galway)
Eoin Murphy (Kilkenny)
Nickie Quaid (Limerick)
Defenders
Seán Finn (Limerick)
Barry Nash (Limerick)
Mike Casey (Limerick)
Diarmaid Byrnes (Limerick)
Declan Hannon (Limerick)
Mikey Butler (Kilkenny)
Huw Lawlor (Kilkenny)
Richie Reid (Kilkenny)
Paddy Deegan (Kilkenny)
Paul Flanagan (Clare)
John Conlon (Clare)
Diarmuid Ryan (Clare)
David McInerney (Clare)
Daithí Burke (Galway)
Fintan Burke (Galway)
Pádraic Mannion (Galway)
Ciarán Joyce (Cork)
Damien Reck (Wexford)
17 July 2022; President of Ireland Michael D Higgins meets Diarmaid Byrnes of Limerick before the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Kilkenny and Limerick at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile
Midfielders
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Ryan Taylor (Clare)
Tom Monaghan (Galway)
Darragh Fitzgibbon (Cork)
William O’Donoghue (Limerick)
Adrian Mullen (Kilkenny)
Forwards
Gearóid Hegarty (Limerick)
Kyle Hayes (Limerick)
Tom Morrissey (Limerick)
Aaron Gillane (Limerick)
Séamus Flanagan (Limerick)
TJ Reid (Kilkenny)
Eoin Cody (Kilkenny)
Conor Whelan (Galway)
Cathal Mannion (Galway)
Joseph Cooney (Galway)
Tony Kelly (Clare)
Shane O’Donnell (Clare)
Robbie O’Flynn (Cork)
Dessie Hutchinson (Waterford)
Noel McGrath (Tipperary)
Lee Chin (Wexford)
Dónal Burke (Dublin)
Killian Doyle (Westmeath)
PwC GAA/GPA Hurler of the Year Nominees
TJ Reid (Kilkenny)
Diarmaid Byrnes (Limerick)
Barry Nash (Limerick)
PwC GAA/GPA Young Hurler of the Year Nominees
Ciarán Joyce (Cork)
Mikey Butler (Kilkenny)
Eoin Cody (Kilkenny)
The PwC All-Stars will be presented at a black-tie banquet in Dublin’s Convention Centre on Friday, October 28 shown live on RTÉ. The hurling team will be announced live on the night with the football team being released publicly 24 hours earlier.
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