GPA AWARDS: EOIN LARKIN and Seán Cavanagh were last named Opel Gaelic Players of the Year for hurling and football by the Gaelic Players Association at their annual gala and awards evening at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.

Larkin and Cavanagh won the accolades following a vote by the GPA membership after being shortlisted for the prize last month. Both players will receive a brand new Opel Astra worth approximately €25,000.

The three hurling nominees were Eoin Larkin (Kilkenny), Eddie Brennan (Kilkenny) and Shane McGrath (Tipperary), while the four football nominees were Seán Cavanagh (Tyrone), Brian Dooher (Tyrone), Tomas Ó Sé (Kerry) and Declan O'Sullivan (Kerry).