Five Roscommon footballers named on National Football League Team of the Year

Roscommon vice-captain Ellen Irwin was one of five Roscommon players to be named on this year’s Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 3 Team of the Year. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Five players from the Roscommon senior ladies football team have been named on this year’s Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 3 Team of the Year.

The teams of the 2024 Lidl Ladies National Football Leagues, selected by the Ladies Gaelic Football Association’s All-Star committee, were revealed this afternoon and five Roscommon players, Helena Cummins, Ellen Irwin, Rachel Fitzmaurice, Laura Fleming and Aisling Hanly have all been selected on the Division 3 Team of the Year.

Their selection comes on the back of Roscommon’s wonderful performance in this year’s National Football League, finishing top of Division 3 and narrowly losing to Clare in the league final.

The selected players will all receive their awards at Croke Park on Friday, May 3rd.

 

Division 3 Team of the Year:

Goalkeeper: Helena Cummins (Roscommon)

Right Corner Back: Ellen Irwin (Roscommon)

Full Back: Síofra Ní Chonaill (Clare)

Left Corner Back: Orla Boyle (Down)

Right Half Back: Rachel Fitzmaurice (Roscommon)

Centre Back: Meghan Doherty (Down)

Left Half Back: Laurie Ryan (Clare)

Midfield: Amy Gavin Mangan (Offaly)

Midfield: Aisling Reidy (Clare)

Right Half Forward: Laura Fleming (Roscommon)

Centre Forward: Caoimhe Harvey (Clare)

Left Half Forward: Ailish Considine (Clare)

Right Corner Forward: Aisling Hanly (Roscommon)

Full Forward: Kate Flood (Louth)

Left Corner Forward: Fidelma Marrinan (Clare)