RTÉ has announced the nominees for its 2020 Young Sportsperson of the Year and Manager of the Year awards.
Following on from revealing the contenders for the main award earlier this week, we now know who will be in contention for some of the other gongs.
Five names have been revealed for the Young Sportsperson of the Year shortlist, featuring a wide variety of sports.
The only GAA representative comes in the form of Mayo footballer Oisin Mullin who helped his county to the All-Ireland final, while snooker player Aaron Hill and darts player Keane Barry have also been nominated after some stellar form in their respective sports.
Cork native Hill made headlines in 2020 after beating Ronnie O'Sullivan at the European Masters, while Meath man Barry claimed both the BDO World Youths Championship Barry picked up the Junior Darts Corporation world title.
Boxer Katelynn Phelan is included after winning WBC youth title, as well as the WBF and WIBA belts in the welterweight division and boasting a pro record of 4-0.
The final nominee comes in the form of mountain biker Oisin O'Callaghan, who won a first ever downhill gold for Ireland at the Junior World Mountain Bike Championships in Austria.
Here are the contenders for the RTÉ Sport 2020 Young Sportsperson of the Year award.
🏆Aaron Hill
🏆Katelynn Phelan
🏆Keane Barry
🏆Oisin Mullin
🏆Oisin O'Callaghan
Find out the winner on Thursday 28 January on @RTEOne pic.twitter.com/eFS3a4hZpJ— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) January 23, 2021
Six nominees for the Manager of the Year have also been revealed.
Unsurprisingly, Limerick's John Kiely and Dublin's Dessie Farrell have both been included after leading their counties to All-Ireland glory.
Kilkenny camogie manager Brian Dowling is on the shortlist after helping the county overcome their recent history in All-Ireland finals to claim a first senior title since 2016, as is Dublin Ladies Football boss Mick Bohan.
The final two nominees come are horse racing trainer Joseph O'Brien and Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley.
The nominees for the RTÉ Sport 2020 Manager of the Year award
🏆Brian Dowling
🏆Dessie Farrell
🏆John Kiely
🏆Joseph O'Brien
🏆Mick Bohan
🏆Stephen Bradley
Find out the winner on Thursday 28 January on @rteone
Read more here: https://t.co/uXzN4xOHAR pic.twitter.com/v2LwgWE3Pr— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) January 23, 2021
Here are the nominees in full.
2020 RTÉ Young Sportsperson Of The Year Nominees
Oisin Mullen - GAA
Keane Barry - Darts
Aaron Hill - Snooker
Katelynn Phelan - Boxing
Oisin O'Callaghan - Mountain Biking
2020 RTÉ Manager Of The Year Nominees
John Kiely - GAA
Dessie Farrell - GAA
Brian Dowling - Camogie
Mick Bohan - Ladies Football
Joseph O'Brien - Horse Racing
Stephen Bradley - Football
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