Following the successful completion of the EirGrid GAA U20 Connacht Championship, details of the 2020 EirGrid GAA U20 Player and Manager of the Province have been announced.
Inter-county star Cathal Sweeney
has been presented with the player award for Connacht while his U20 boss Donal
Ó Fátharta received the manager award for the province.
The EirGrid GAA U20 Player of
the Province award went to Sweeney for his phenomenal display in the provincial
final against Roscommon.
Sweeney, who was also named as
the EirGrid Man of the Match in Tuam, put in a strong performance and scored
three points on the day.
Donal Ó Fátharta was announced as the young Tribesmen’s manager at the start of the season and led his squad to the provincial title, beating Roscommon 4-13 to 0-05 and making it two provincial championship victories in a row for Galway.
Throughout the other
provincial championships, Ruaidhri Ó’Beagloaich has been named as the EirGrid
GAA U20 Player of the Province for Munster while John Sugrue picked up
the Manager of the Province award.
In Leinster, Lorcan O’Dell has
been presented with the EirGrid GAA U20 Player of the Province and Tom Gray
collected the award for Manager of the Province.
Cormac Munroe has been named
as EirGrid Ulster GAA U20 Player of the Province and the Manager of the
Province has been awarded to Paul Devlin.
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EirGrid has been a proud
partner of the GAA since 2015 when it first began sponsoring the U20 Football
All-Ireland Championship, formerly played at an U21 age grade.
These awards look to reward
the phenomenal performances, commitment and dedication that the players and
managers display throughout their respective regional competitions.
This is the fourth year of the
EirGrid GAA Player of the Province initiative and the second that the managers
have been acknowledged for their leadership qualities and achievements.
Each player and manager has
been carefully selected for the award by the Gaelic Writers Association.
“I
would like to extend my congratulations to Cathal Sweeney and Donal Ó Fátharta
on their respective awards as well as their success with Galway on overcoming
Roscommon to be crowned the EirGrid GAA Connacht U20 Football Champions,” said
Chief Infrastructure Officer at EirGrid, Michael McMahon.
“Both
are very deserving recipients and, while the country is tested as we have never
been before,
"I am sure that Cathal, Donal and their team mates are leading by example in their communities by staying fit and active in a safe and responsible way.”
