Wall and Duggan in line for LGFA awards

Meath players Emma Duggan and Vikki Wall are in the running for multiple awards when the LGFA host their Team of the Year, Player of the Year and Goal of the Year awards in a special one-hour show from 7.15pm on Saturday 27th February.

Duggan and Wall, along with Westmeath's Fiona Claffey, are both nominated for the Ladies IFC Player of the Year award and they are also in contention to be selected on the IFC Team of the Year.

Several Meath players are expected to named on the IFC Team of the Year following their magnificent All-Ireland IFC victory over Westmeath in December.

Wall is also in the running for Goal of the Year her stunning effort that got Meath back on track in that final against their neighbours.

The LGFA and TG4, in association with AIG Insurance, have confirmed the programme ‘Peil na mBan – Foirne na Bliana – le AIG Insurance’ will be presented by Peil na mBan lead anchor Máire Ní Bhraonáin.

2020 marked the 20th season of TG4’s sponsorship of the All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships, as well as the 20th year of live TV coverage of the All-Ireland finals.

Fermanagh captured the TG4 All-Ireland Junior silverware, Meath landed the Intermediate title, and Dublin were crowned Senior champions for a fourth successive year.

In a season like no other, these were memorable TG4 All-Ireland Championships, with players across the three grades providing some golden moments.

‘Peil na mBan – Foirne na Bliana – le AIG Insurance’ will reveal the 2020 Junior, Intermediate and Senior Teams of the Championship.

15 players will be honoured from the Junior grade, 15 from the Intermediate ranks, and 15 from the Senior Championship.

In addition, the 2020 TG4 Players’ Player of the Year award winners will be announced (one from each grade), while the 2020 AIG Cúl na Bliana (Goal of the Year) winner will be revealed.

AIG Insurance are delighted to partner with TG4 and the LGFA for a celebration of the 2020 All-Ireland Championships – and if your 1, 2, 3 for AIG Cúl na Bliana matches the choices of our expert panel, you’ll be in with a chance to win a €500 O’Neills voucher, kindly supplied by AIG Insurance, the LGFA’s Official Insurance Partner.

You can check out the eight cracking goals in the running here and you can vote for your top three on TG4.ie

The nominees for the 2020 TG4 Players’ Player of the Year awards are: Junior - Meadhbh Deeney (Wicklow), Joanne Doonan (Fermanagh), Eimear Smyth (Fermanagh); Intermediate - Fiona Claffey (Westmeath), Emma Duggan (Meath), Vikki Wall (Meath); Senior - Aimee Mackin (Armagh), Sinead Goldrick (Dublin), Carla Rowe (Dublin).

“We are very much looking forward to ‘Peil na mBan – Foirne na Bliana – le AIG Insurance’ – and to celebrate the very best of the 2020 TG4 All-Ireland Championships," said Marie Hickey, Ladies Gaelic Football Association President.

“Considering the extraordinary year that it was, and the condensed nature of our Championships, we were nevertheless treated to some wonderful football and memorable Championships, which saw worthy winners crowned in Fermanagh, Meath and Dublin.

“Thankfully, we managed to complete our TG4 All-Ireland Championships, and when you consider the lengths that players went to, to represent their counties, we believe that it is right to acknowledge the efforts of our inter-county stars in all three grades.

“In that regard, we’re delighted to honour Teams of the Championship at Junior, Intermediate and Senior levels.

“We will also learn the identities of our Senior, Intermediate and Junior Players’ Player of the Year winners, and there’s an impressive line-up of goalscorers competing for the AIG Cúl na Bliana award.”