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ladiesgaelic.ie // 25 ladiesgaelic.ie // 25 HE Gourmet Food Parlour O'Connor Cup All-Stars and Rising Stars were announced following a mammoth weekend of action in IT Blanchardstown and the National Sports Campus. GFP O'Connor Cup Champions DCU were the big winners with seven players on the All-Stars selection and also one player on the GFP Rising All-Stars. Goalkeeper Emer Ní Éafa, defenders Laura McGinley, Deirdre Geaney and Leah Ca"rey, midfielder, captain and final player of the match Aishling Moloney, and forwards Niamh Kelly and Sarah Rowe all picked up accolades. Beaten GFP O'Connor Cup finalists UL had five recipients. GFP Giles Cup winners Waterford IT had defender Emma Murray included, while GFP Lynch Cup holders UU Jordanstown had Armagh forward Aimee Mackin recognised. Meanwhile, beaten GFP semi-finalists UCC had Marie Ambrose honoured. Mayo sisters Niamh and Grace Kelly, who featured for DCU and UL respectively in the GFP O'Connor Cup Final, were among the All-Star winners. The GFP Rising Stars selection recognises the e"orts of players in the fourth, fifth and sixth tier competitions. GFP Moynihan Cup champions St Marys University College Belfast provide five of the selection, with four of those chosen in the forwards, including Claire Canavan, daughter of Tyrone legend Peter. GFP Donaghy Cup winners RCSI had two players chosen, including Player of the Match in the final Eva Gilmore from Galway, and Cork's Melissa Duggan. GFP Lagan Cup champions had three recipients with goalkeeper Laura Kane and defenders Aoife McGough and Caoileann Conway honoured. Athlone IT duo Aisling Sorohan and Amy Louise Dempsey; DCU's Emma Kevany and IT Tralee pair Kelly Gorman and Katelynn O'Sullivan were also chosen in the Rising Stars 15. T GFP LADIES HEC ALL STARS Volume 14 | Issue No 1 | PEIL Spring 1. Laura Kane (UUC) Tyrone 2. Aisling Sorohan (AIT) Longford 3. Aoife McGough (UUC) Derry 4. Kelly Gorman (ITT) Meath 5. Eva Gilmore (RCSI) Galway 6. Caoileann Conway (UUC) Tyrone 7. Niamh McGirr St Marys University College Belfast Tyrone 8. AmyLouise Dempsey (AIT) Galway 9. Melissa Duggan (RCSI) Cork 10. Emma Kevany (DCU) Sligo 11. Roisin Devlin St. Marys University College Belfast Tyrone 12. Claire Canavan St Mary's University College Belfast Tyrone 13. Katelynn O'Sullivan (ITT) Kerry 14. Aoibheann Jones St. Marys University College Belfast Armagh 15. Méabh McGleenan St. Marys University College Belfast Tyrone GFP LADIES HEC RISING ALL STARS 1. Emer Ní Éafa (DCU) Dublin 2 Laura McGinley (DCU) Dublin 3. Maria Curley (UL) Tipperary 4. Deirdre Geaney (DCU) Kerry 5. Emma Murray (WIT) Waterford 6. Leah Ca"rey (DCU) Dublin 7. Marie Ambrose (UCC) Cork 8. Fiona McHale (UL) Mayo 9. Aishling Moloney (DCU) Tipperary 10. Niamh Kelly (DCU) Mayo 11. Sarah Rowe (DCU) Mayo 12. Shauna Howley (UL) Mayo 13. Aimee Mackin (UUJ) Armagh 14. Eimear Scally (UL) Cork 15. Grace Kelly (UL) Mayo GFP LADIES HEC O'CONNOR CUP ALL STARS