Conor McCARTHY named Republic of Ireland Schools Player of the Year

Scoil Mhuire agus Smál, Blarney student Conor McCarthy was honoured with the prestigious FAI Schools International Player of the Year Award tonight.

 

One of the shining lights in last year’s Centenary Shield campaign, the Cork native enjoyed two seasons with the Irish Schools select. He tasted success in his first outing with the squad in 2015 and were runners up in 2016.

 

 

Conor captained his side against Northern Ireland & Scotland. He was a pivotal player for the Republic of Ireland and featured heavily in every game of the campaign. 

 

The Blarney student togs out for Cork City having previously played with Blarney United from a promising 5 year old. He joins Cork colleagues Connor Ellis (Coláiste Phobail, Bheanntraí) and Alan Browne (Nagle Community College) on the list of prestigious winners.

 

Congratulations also to Conor’s team-mates Shane HANNEY (Clonkeen College), and Conor KANE (Coláiste Phadraig, Lucan CBS) who were nominated for the award.

 

FAI Schools International Player of the Year Winners:

 

YEAR

WINNER

SCHOOL

1989/90

Barry Patton

St. Columba's College, Stranorlar

1990/91

Shaun Elebert

Plunket College, Whitehall

1991/92

Declan Boyle

St. Catherine's VS, Killybegs

1992/93

Anthony Scully

Collinstown Park Community College

1993/94

Karl Lafferty

St. Columba's College, Stranorlar

1994/95

Colin Hawkins

St. Joseph's College, Galway (The Bish)

1995/96

Darragh Sheridan

St. Mary's College, Galway

1996/97

Ronnie O'Brien

St. Brendan's College, Bray

1997/98

Kevin Doherty

St. Joseph's CBS, Fairview

1998/99

Conor O'Grady

Summerhill College, Sligo

1999/00

Alan Murphy

Ballinrobe Community School

2000/01

Ashley White

St. Macartan’s College, Monaghan

2001/02

Vincent Tyrell

St. Declan's College, Cabra

2002/03

Stephen Ward

Portmarnock Community School

2003/04

Darren Quigley

St. Laurence College, Dublin

2004/05

Gary Deegan

Chanel College, Dublin

2005/06

Conor Powell

Portmarnock Community School

2006/07

Pat Mullins

Limerick CBS

2007/08

John Mulroy

Moyle Park College, Clondalkin

2008/09

Shane Howard

Colaiste Eoin, Hacketstown

2009/10

Robbie Benson

Marist College, Athlone

2010/11

Hugh Douglas

St. Brendan's College, Bray

2011/12

Alan Browne

Nagle Community College

2012/13

Seán Maguire

CBS Kilkenny

2013/14

Ryan Manning

Yeats College, Galway

2014/15

Connor Ellis

Coláiste Phobail, Bheanntraí

2015/16

Conor McCarthy

Scoil Mhuire agus Smál, Blarney

 

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