The 2024 Ladies HEC All-Star and Rising Stars teams have been announced, celebrating the top performers from a very entertaining season of Ladies HEC third-level football.
And two Laois players have been selected – one on each team.
St Joseph’s Emily Lacey has been selected at centre forward on the All-Stars team.
In the Division 3 Lynch Cup, Lacey was named player of the match on the UCC team who won the final after extra time against MTU Cork.
The Moynihan Cup (Division 4) final was also played on Saturday where ATU Sligo took on Mary Immaculate College.
In a 1-10 to 1-8 victory, Timahoe’s Orla Hennessy excelled and was also named player of the match.
MTU Cork played host to the finals of seven competitions across the weekend of March 7-9, to bring the 2024 championships to a close.
The finals kicked off with the third edition of the HEC Cup on March 7, followed by the deciders in the Lagan and Donaghy Cups.
International Women’s Day fell on Friday, March 8 and this was marked with semi-finals of the O’Connor, Moynihan and Lynch Cups, before the Giles Cup was awarded.
The weekend was brought to a close on Saturday March 9 with the finals of the Moynihan, Lynch and O’Connor Cups completing the line-up.
DCU Dóchas Éireann were once again the big winners of the weekend, with victories in the HEC, Lagan, and O’Connor Cups.
The Donaghy Cup proved to be a thrilling affair, as University of Limerick claimed the spoils after defeating University of Ulster on kicks.
Meanwhile, MTU Kerry were crowned Giles Cup champions, while ATU Sligo took home the Moynihan Cup following an emotional win for the team, who dedicated victory to their dearly departed former team-mate, Ella O’Neill.
The penultimate game of the weekend was narrowly won by UCC, following victory over hosts MTU Cork in the Lynch Cup Final, but their O’Connor Cup side lost out to reigning champions DCU Dóchas Éireann, following extra-time in the day’s big encounter.
The winners will receive their awards at a ceremony at the Bonnington Hotel, Dublin, on Friday, March 22.
Ladies HEC All-Stars 2024
- Robyn Murray – DCU DÉ
- Claire Dunne – DCU DÉ
- Dara Kiniry – UCC
- Niamh Crowley – DCU DÉ
- Róisín Ennis – DCU DÉ
- Aoife Healy – UCC
- Rosie Corkery – UCC
- Kellyann Hogan – UCC
- Chloe Darby – DCU DÉ
- Emily Lacey – UCC (2)
- Emma Duggan – DCU DÉ
- Abigail Ring – UCC
- Ellie Jack – UCC
- Kate Kenny – DCU DÉ
- Danielle O’Leary – MTU Kerry
Ladies HEC Rising Stars 2024
- Sophie Hennessy – MICL (2)
- Ellen O’Donoghue – ATU Sligo
- Elizabeth McGrath – MICL (2)
- Kira Bryan – DCU DÉ (2)
- Ciara Hynes – MICL (2)
- Róisín Rodgers – ATU Sligo
- Aoife Brazil – MICL (2)
- Annmarie Keegan – MU (2)
- Niamh Boyle – ATU Sligo
- Dearbhaile Lynch – ATU Sligo
- Orla Hennessy – ATU Sligo
- Síofra Galvin – DCU DÉ (7)
- Laura Moran – UL (4)
- Rebecca Higgins – ATU Sligo
- Sadhbh Fisher – MU (2)
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