Claregalway Hotel Dream Team Last year Claregalway Hotel who are main sponsors of Galway Senior and Intermediate Football Championships sponsored the novel idea of "Dream Teams" of club players of the year.

This year they have once again come on board and from the recently concluded Galway Senior and Intermediate Football Championships, a panel of journalists from the print media and local radio have selected thirty recipients who will receive their awards at a gala banquet in the Claregalway Hotel on Friday night, November 13th.

Of the thirty players selected only five were winners last year, Alan and Damien Burke and Greg Higgins, all of Corofin. Two players have been selected for their second awards at Intermediate level, Niall Coyne of Carna/Caiseal and Martin Coady from Oughterard.

2009 Claregalway Hotel Senior Football Dream Team: Brian Donnellan (Mountbellew/Moylough); Kieran Fitzgerald (Corofin), Patrick Gardiner (Mountbellew/Moylough), Cathal Silke (Corofin); Alan Burke (Corofin), Damien Burke (Corofin), Declan Meehan (Caltra); Joe Bergin (Mountbellew/Moylough), Greg Higgins (Corofin); Joseph Meehan (Mountbellew/Moylough), Seán Armstrong (Salthill/Knocknacarra), Cathal Kenny (Mountbellew/Moylough); Joe Canney (Corofin), Michael Meehan (Caltra), Paul Kavanagh (Tuam Stars).

2009 Claregalway Hotel Intermediate Football Dream Team: Eoghan Ó Conghaile (Naomh Anna/Leitir Moir); Coilin O Hogain (Naomh Anna/Leitir Moir), Paul Gleeson (Dunmore MacHales), Jonathan Duane (St James's); Niall Coyne (Carna/Caiseal), Mark Kelly (St James'), Tomas O Griofa (Naomh Anna/Leitir Moir); Antaine O Griofa (Naomh Anna/Leitir Moir), Joe Joe Greaney (Oughterard); Michael Murphy (Kilconly), Fiachra Breathnach (Naomh Anna/Leitir Moir), Paul Conroy (St James'); Tomas Flannery (St Kerril's), Martin Coady (Oughterard), Patsy Seoighe (Naomh Anna/Leitir Moir).

Camogie All Stars

On this Saturday night Galway will bid to add to their camogie all stars with eleven All Star nominations at the Gala banquet at the City West Hotel, Dublin.

Susan Earner is bidding for her first All Star and has been nominated in goal, with Regina Glynn bidding for her second award in the full back line. In the half back line, previous award winners Sinead Cahalan and Ann Marie Hayes, along with Niamh Kilkenny are nominated. Sinead Cahalan is bidding for her third award, while Ann Marie Hayes became the first ever Galway Camogie All Star in 2004 at right corner forward. Niamh Kilkenny is bidding for her first All Star Award in the half back line.

In the half forward line previous winner Therese Maher is seeking her third nomination, while Aislinn Connolly is a strong contender for his first award in the full forward line. If the latter succeeds in getting the award, she will become the first father and daughter from Galway to win All Star Awards, as her father, legendary hurler John Connolly scooped hurling All Star Awards in the very first All Stars in 1971 and winning a second award in 1979.

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