The Philips Manager of the year for 2017 has been revealed as Galway hurling manager Micheál Donoghue.
Donoghue secured the accolade after steering Galway to their first All-Ireland title in 29 years.
The competitors for the award are the twelve winners of the year's Philips Sports Manager of the Month since December 2016. These include John Caulfield, Kieran Kingston, Jim Gavin and Jessica Harrington.
Donoghue took over from Anthony Cunningham in 2015 and delivered an All-Ireland in his second year, beating Waterford 0-22 to 1-26.
So that's League, Leinster and All-Ireland titles for Galway hurlers, Young Hurler of the Year, Hurler of the Year and now Manager of the Year. Congratulations to Micheál Donoghue.
— Pat Nolan (@pat_nolan) December 13, 2017
Donoghue has been involved in hurling coaching since 2013 when he was a member of the Tipperary coaching panel. As a player, he won a Minor and U21 All-Ireland title before delivering the trophy as a manager last year.
The winners of each month are listed below:
December 2016 - Willie Mullins
January 2017 - Mark Scannell
February 2027 - Brian Nugent
March 2017 - Jessica Harrington
April 2017 - Chris Hughton
May 2017 - Brendan Rogers
June 2017 - Aidan O'Brien
July 2017 - Kieran Kingston
August 2017 - Micheál Donoghue
September 2017 - Jim Given
October 2017 - John Caulfield
November 2017 - Joseph O'Brien
