Shane Duffy and Ronan Curtis pick up FAI Player of the Year Awards
The Brighton centre-half was not in attendance to receive the award after helping The Seagull's to a dramatic extra-time FA Cup victory over Millwall earlier in the day but is expected to join the rest of Mick McCarthy's squad in time for their first training session ahead of Saturday's Euro 2020 clash in Gibraltar.
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Hide AdThe Derry defender was a major bright spot in for the 'Boys in Green' an otherwise forgettable year, enhancing his own reputation with a number of solid displays.
And Derry can claim a hand in the Under 21 award as well as former City striker and current Portsmouth star Ronan Curtis was rewarded for his meteoric rise with the Under 21 player of the Year Award follwing 12 months which saw him establish himself in the senior squad.
Leanne Kiernan won their Women's Senior Player of the Year at the ceremony, which was broadcast live on RTÉ2, following a stellar year in 2018.
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Hide AdOn the domestic front, Michael Duffy only just failed to make it a 'Derry treble' as both he and Pat Hoban missed out to Dundalk club-mate Chris Shields who collected the SSE Airtricity League Player of the Year award.
There was a domestic theme to the Special Merit Award as well as all-time record League of Ireland goalscorer, Brendan Bradley, was recognised for his fantastic career that saw him score 235 League goals.
Elsewhere, Emma Byrne became the first women's player to be inducted into the FAI Hall of Fame and former Republic of Ireland defender Richard Dunne was also honoured in the same category.
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Hide AdAiden O'Brien won the 'Three' Goal of the Year for his debut header against Poland. The striker was voted ahead of both Troy Parrott (Men's Under-17s v Bosnia & Herzegovina) and Ronan Curtis (Men's Under-21s v Kosovo).
29th 'Three' FAI International Awards
Senior Men's InternationalShane Duffy
Senior Women’s InternationalLeanne Kiernan
Young InternationalDeclan Rice
Goal Of The YearAiden O’Brien (Men’s Senior v Poland)
Men’s Under-21sRonan Curtis
Men’s Under-19sLee O’Connor
Women’s Under-19sNiamh Farrelly
Men’s Under-18sBrian Maher
Men’s Under-17sAdam Idah
Women’s Under-17sEmily Whelan
Men’s Under-16sTroy Parrott
Women’s Under-16sJessica Ziu
Men’s Under-15sAnselmo Garcia McNulty
Junior InternationalEoin Hayes (Newmarket Celtic)
Intermediate PlayerDarragh Reynor (Maynooth University Town)
Football For AllNathalie O’Brien (Irish Women’s Deaf Futsal)
Colleges & UniversitiesDaire O’Connor
SchoolsAli Regbha (Chanel College, Coolock, Dublin)
SSE Airtricity LeagueChris Shields (Dundalk)
Hall of FameRichard Dunne / Emma Byrne
International PersonalityKakha Kaladze
Special MeritBrendan Bradley