Club News
03/12/02 Brian's star-studded night one to remember!
The Vodafone Hurling All-Star Awards 2002 were announced on Friday night
last and there was no shortage of glitz or glamour as the greatest players
in the country (among them our own Brian McFall) flocked together to receive
their awards at the luxurious City West Hotel in Dublin.
Brian, Ulster's only All-Star hurling hopeful, was unfortunately beaten
to the award this year, though there was no shame in losing out to D.J.
Carey, one of the modern legends of the game. It was certainly a great
night for the club and one which highlighted the many efforts and sacrifices
that had been made by Brian, his family and his various mentors over the
years to get him to such dizzying heights of hurling excellence. Of course
it was disappointing not to receive an award but, as Ger Loughnane said,
it was a magnificent achievement to be selected out of the many thousands
of players throughout the country and to be short-listed down to one of
the best 45 players.
The Young Hurler of the Year award was won by Eoin Kelly of Tipperary,
while Henry Shefflin received the overall honour.
Rumour has it that in preparation for the star-studded ceremony Brian
was due to receive a makeover from one of Belfast's finest stylists Tina
Collins however her husband Fergal Collins, St. John's hurling legend
and style guru, got there first by giving him a designer broken nose during
a club football friendly on Thursday night. When asked later about the
incident Fergal was reported to have replied "It wasn't me..."
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