Winners Niamh McGowan, Sinead Nurphy,
Emma Mulhern
with sponsors Gerard and Siobhan Rice.
The Down Ladies County Board
held a very successful ‘Night at the
Races’ on Friday 7th December in Saval
GAC. The event, sponsored by ‘Around
A Pound’, was held to support the Down
Ladies Senior team training fund. The awards
for Senior and Minor County player of the
year were also presented as were the awards
for most improved county player of the year
at senior and minor level. The Down Minor
team who reached the Ulster Championship final
for the first time in 2007 were also presented
with their runner’s up medals. Down
Ladies County Board Co-Chairman Gabriel McCaffrey
congratulated all involved on the county front
in 2007 and commented that the county structures
now established at youth level are really
beginning to bear fruit with all underage
county teams capturing Championship titles
in the last few years, and several young players
making the breakthrough at senior level.
Gerard Rice and Senior most improved player
of the year Emma Mulhern
County sponsors Gerard and Siobhan Rice of
‘Around a Pound’ who sponsor both
the Senior and Minor teams were on hand to
present trophies to the winners. The Senior
player of the year award went to Sinead Murphy
of Bryansford who had an excellent year in
county colours while most improved player
was won by the young Bredagh player Emma Mulhern.
Saval’s Niamh McGowan, included in this
year’s senior panel, won the player
of the year award. The most improved player
of the year went to Catherine McGovern who
helped Burren to capture the Down Intermediate
Championship crown in 2007.
