The nominees for the 2024 SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division Awards have been unveiled.
League winners Athlone Town dominate with three players (Madison Gibson, Roisin Molloy, and Laurie Ryan) shortlisted for Player of the Year (Katie Keane), one for Young Player of the Year and Ciarán Kliduff in the mix for Manager of the Year.
Shelbourne also have strong representation, with Maggie Pierce and Pearl Slattery nominated for the Player of the Year Award, while Eoin Wearen is in for the Manager of the Year following a season where they won the Sports Direct Women's FAI Cup.
Galway United have Julie-Ann Russell in the running for Player of the Year, Kate Thompson in contention for the Young Player of the Year and Phil Trill up for Manager of the Year after they enjoyed success by retaining the Avenir Sports All-Island Cup.
Julie-Ann Russell of Republic of Ireland (Photo By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)The winners will be announced at a ceremony in the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday, December 3rd ahead of the UEFA EURO 2025 Qualifying Play-Off Second Leg between Ireland and Cyprus.
Also unveiled at the ceremony will be the SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division Team of the Year, EA SPORTS WU19 & WU17 LOI Player of the Year, TG4 Goal of the Year and the Services to League of Ireland recipients.
Some winners are already known, as Galway United's Jenna Slattery finished top of the goalscoring charts with 10 League goals to claim the EVOKE.ie Golden Boot, while 13 clean sheets in the League for Shelbourne's Amanda McQuillan sees her earn the Golden Gloves award.
The shortlist for each category was created following feedback from players and members of the media.
2024 SSE AIRTRICITY'S PREMIER DIVISION AWARDS NOMINEES
SSE AIRTRICITY WOMEN'S PREMIER DIVISION PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Madison Gibson (Athlone Town)
Roisin Molloy (Athlone Town)
Laurie Ryan (Athlone Town)
Julie-Ann Russell (Galway United)
Maggie Pierce (Shelbourne)
Pearl Slattery (Shelbourne)
SSE AIRTRICITY WOMEN'S PREMIER DIVISION YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Katie Keane (Athlone Town)
Aoibhe Brennan (Bohemians)
Niamh Cotter (Cork City)
Kate Thompson (Galway United)
Ellen Dolan (Peamount United)
Katie Lawlee (Treaty United)
SSE AIRTRICITY WOMEN'S PREMIER DIVISION MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Ciarán Kilduff (Athlone Town)
Phil Trill (Galway United)
Eoin Wearen (Shelbourne)
SPORTS DIRECT GOLDEN GLOVES
Amanda McQuillan (Shelbourne)
EVOKE.ie GOLDEN BOOT
Jenna Slattery (Galway United)
