Aiden McGeady, John O’Shea and Jon Walters have all been nominated for the 'Three' FAI Senior International Player of the Year Award.
O'Shea is the most senior of the nominees at 33 years of age and has never won the award but finished 2014 on a high, winning his 100th cap in a Euro 2016 qualifier away to Germany - a game in which he scored an incredible injury time equaliser.
McGeady also played a crucial part in the qualifying campaign last year, scoring twice away to Georgia in the group opener, the second - a 90th minute winner.
While he may not have scored any crucial goals in this campaign (yet!) Jonathan Walters is one of manager Martin O'Neill's most reliable and consistent players and very much deserves his nomination.
Robbie Brady, Jeff Hendrick and Cyrus Christie are in the race for the Young International Player of the Year gong.
Three goals (see below) have been nominated for the 'Three' International Goal of the Year: McGeady and O’Shea's aforementioned late strikes as well as Anthony Pilkington’s calm clipped finish in the friendly against the USA in November.
St. Patrick's Athletic striker Christy Fagan, Cork City midfielder Colin Healy, and former Dundalk striker Pat Hoban are nominated for the SSE Airtricity League Player of the Year Award.
The nominations, which were chosen by a panel from the Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland, are divided into 20 categories.
The ceremony takes place on Sunday March 22nd and will be broadcast live on RTÉ2 at 8pm.
‘Three’ FAI International Football Awards Nominees
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Club |
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Senior International Player of the Year |
Aiden McGeady |
Everton |
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Senior International Player of the Year |
John O'Shea |
Sunderland |
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Senior International Player of the Year |
Jon Walters |
Stoke City |
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Senior Women's International Player of the Year |
Julie-Ann Russell |
UCD Waves |
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Senior Women's International Player of the Year |
Aine O'Gorman |
UCD Waves |
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Senior Women's International Player of the Year |
Niamh Fahey |
Chelsea |
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Young International Player of the Year |
Robbie Brady |
Hull City |
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Young International Player of the Year |
Jeff Hendrick |
Derby County |
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Young International Player of the Year |
Cyrus Christie |
Derby County |
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Three International Goal of the Year |
Aiden McGeady |
2nd goal v Georgia |
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Three International Goal of the Year |
John O'Shea |
v Germany |
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Three International Goal of the Year |
Anthony Pilkington |
v USA |
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SSE Airtricity League Player of the Year |
Christy Fagan |
St Pat's Athletic |
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SSE Airtricity League Player of the Year |
Colin Healy |
Cork City |
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SSE Airtricity League Player of the Year |
Pat Hoban |
Oxford (Dundalk) |
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Under 21 International Player of the Year |
Jack Grealish |
Aston Villa |
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Under 21 International Player of the Year |
Thomas Hoban |
Watford |
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Under 21 International Player of the Year |
Ian Lawlor |
Man City |
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Under 19 International Player of the Year |
Sam Byrne |
Everton |
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Under 19 International Player of the Year |
Alan Browne |
Preston NE |
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Under 19 International Player of the Year |
Sean Long |
Reading |
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Under 19 Women's International Player of the Year |
Hayley Nolan |
Peamount Utd |
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Under 19 Women's International Player of the Year |
Brooke Dunne |
Peamount Utd |
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Under 19 Women's International Player of the Year |
Megan Connolly |
College Corinthians |
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Under 17 International Player of the Year |
Danny Kane |
Huddersfield Town |
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Under 17 International Player of the Year |
Adam Mc Donnell |
Ipswich Town |
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Under 17 International Player of the Year |
Shane Elworthy |
Fulham |
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Under 17 Women's International Player of the Year |
Amanda McQuillan |
Shelbourne |
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Under 17 Women's International Player of the Year |
Evelyn Daly |
Lakewood |
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Under 17 Women's International Player of the Year |
Sarah McKevitt |
Peakville |
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Junior International Player of the Year |
Darren Dunne |
Sheriff YC |
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Junior International Player of the Year |
Jimmy Carr |
St. Michaels |
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Junior International Player of the Year |
Kevin Lynch |
Sherrif YC |
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Football for All International Player of the Year |
Aoife McNicoll |
Powerchair Squad |
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Football for All International Player of the Year |
Clayton Ivors |
Homeless Squad |
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Football for All International Player of the Year |
Kevan O' Rourke |
Amputee Squad |
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FAI School's Intnl Player of the Year |
Cian Kavanagh |
Dublin |
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FAI School's Intnl Player of the Year |
Jamie McGrath |
Meath |
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FAI School's Intnl Player of the Year |
Ryan Manning |
Galway |
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