Three Donegal players have been included among the EirGrid Under-21 All-Stars, it has been confirmed.
Eoghan Ban Gallagher, Michael Carroll and Michael Langan have been included in the 21-player selection.
Gallagher, Carroll and Langan were central figures in the Donegal U21 side that defeated Armagh in the Ulster final, but their All-Ireland bid was ended at the semi-final stage by Dublin.
The three played yesterday as the Donegal seniors defeated Antrim in the Ulster SFC.
Picture caption: The Donegal trio were yesterday presented with their Awards by members of the GAA National Management Committee members Niall Erskine, Michael Hasson and Michael Langan together with Michael Geoghegan Ulster GAA PRO, after Donegal seniors had won their Quarter Final game against Antrim
[adrotate group=”91″]EirGrid, sponsors of the U21 All-Ireland Football Championship, revealed details of the top 21 players of this year’s competition through the ‘EirGrid 21 Under 21 Awards’ with Aaron Byrne from Dublin awarded the EirGrid U21 Player of the Year.
These awards, now in their third year, are run by EirGrid to recognise the outstanding talent at this age grade. The Gaelic Writers Association and EirGrid ambassador Seán Cavanagh selected the top 21 players of the Championship with the EirGrid U21 Player of the Year chosen through a public vote.
This year, the three nominees for the EirGrid U21 Player of the Year were Dublin duo Aaron Byrne and Brian Howard and Galway’s Seán Andy Ó Ceallaigh. Fans casted their vote on the official GAA Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages between Tuesday 16th and Thursday 18th May. Aaron Byrne from Dublin took the title, receiving 4,315 votes (46%).
EirGrid 21 U21’s
GOALKEEPERS
•Evan Comerford – Dublin
•Ronán Ó Beoláin – Galway
DEFENDERS
•Eoin Murchan – Dublin
•Cian Murphy – Dublin
•Cillian O’Shea – Dublin
•Sean Andy Ó Ceallaigh – Galway
•Cillian McDaid – Galway
•Brian Ó Beaglaoich – Kerry
•Eoghan Bán Gallagher – Donegal
MIDFIELDERS
•Brian Howard – Dublin
•Andrew Barry – Kerry
•Peter Cooke – Galway
•Darragh Cummins – Sligo
FORWARDS
•Aaron Byrne – Dublin
•Con O’Callaghan – Dublin
•Glenn O’Reilly – Dublin
•Michael Carroll – Donegal
•Michael Langan – Donegal
•Michael Daly – Galway
•Matthew Flaherty – Kerry
•Shane Tierney – Offaly
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