GAA/GPA Player of the Month (hurling)

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Henry Shefflin (left), Patrick Horgan (right) became the first players to win three Player of the Month awards.

The GAA/GPA Player of the Month is a Gaelic games award that recognises the best hurler each month of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Each of the monthly award winners are selected by members of the Gaelic Players' Association from a shortlist nominated by an independent panel, made up of four former players.[1] The awards scheme is officially known as the PwC GAA/GPA Player of the Month.

While Vodafone had sponsored the All-Stars monthly awards scheme, the Gaelic Players' Association introduced their own awards in 2006. These were sponsored by Opel. Both the All-Stars and the GPA awards merged in 2011.[2] Mark Foley was the inaugural recipient in April 2006 for his "outstanding corner-back play" during Limerick's unbeaten run to the National Hurling League final.

Tony Kelly has been Player of the Month the most with five awards. Two players have won the award in consecutive months; John Mullane in 2009, and Ger Farragher in 2010. They, along with Patrick Horgan in 2019 and Shane O'Donnell in 2024, are also the only players to have won two awards in a single season.

As of April 2025, the most recent recipient of the award is corner-forward Brian Hayes who plays for Cork.

Ger Farragher, one of only two players to have won back-to-back awards.
Joe Canning, a two-time award winner in 2008 and 2012.
John "Bubbles" O'Dwyer won in June 2015.
Jonathan Glynn won in July 2015.
Séamus Callanan won in August 2015 and September 2016.
Gearóid McInerney won in September 2017.
Shane O'Donnell won in 2013, 2022 and 2024.
Conor Whelan won in 2023.
Month Year Player County Club Position Ref
April 2006 Mark Foley Limerick Adare 4 [3]
May 2006 Eoin Kelly Tipperary Mullinahone 15 [4]
June 2006 Joe Deane Cork Killeagh 15 [5]
July 2006 Dan Shanahan Waterford Lismore 10 [6]
August 2006 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny Ballyhale Shamrocks 14 [7]
September 2006 James Fitzpatrick Kilkenny Ballyhale Shamrocks 9 [8]
April 2007 Séamus Prendergast Waterford Ardmore 14 [9]
May 2007 Ronan Curran Cork St. Finbarr's 6 [10]
June 2007 Ollie Moran Limerick Ahane 11 [11]
July 2007 Dan Shanahan Waterford Lismore 10 [12]
August 2007 Andrew O'Shaughnessy Limerick Kilmallock 13 [13]
September 2007 Eddie Brennan Kilkenny Graigue-Ballycallan 13 [14]
April 2008 Shane McGrath Tipperary Ballinahinch 9 [15]
May 2008 David O'Callaghan Dublin St. Mark's 13 [16]
June 2008 Brian O'Connell Clare Wolfe Tones 8 [17]
July 2008 Joe Canning Galway Portumna 14 [18]
August 2008 Derek Lyng Kilkenny Emeralds 9 [19]
September 2008 Eoin Larkin Kilkenny James Stephens 12 [20]
April 2009 Alan McCrabbe Dublin Craobh Chiaráin 15 [21]
May 2009 Eoin Cadogan Cork Douglas 3 [22]
June 2009 John Mullane Waterford De La Salle 13 [23]
July 2009 John Mullane Waterford De La Salle 13 [24]
August 2009 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny Ballyhale Shamrocks 14 [25]
September 2009 Tommy Walsh Kilkenny Tullaroan 5 [26]
April 2010 Ger Farragher Galway Castlegar 8 [27]
May 2010 Ger Farragher Galway Castlegar 8 [28]
June 2010 Damien Hayes Galway Portumna 14 [29]
July 2010 Michael Walsh Waterford Stradbally 6 [30]
August 2010 Noel McGrath Tipperary Loughmore-Castleiney 13 [31]
September 2010 Lar Corbett Tipperary Thurles Sarsfield's 11 [32]
May 2011 Conal Keaney Dublin Ballyboden St. Enda's 12
June 2011 Pádraic Maher Tipperary Thurles Sarsfield's 6 [33]
July 2011 Lar Corbett Tipperary Thurles Sarsfield's 12 [34]
August 2011 Michael Fennelly Kilkenny Ballyhale Shamrocks 8 [35]
September 2011 Tommy Walsh Kilkenny Tullaroan 5 [36]
May 2012 Willie Hyland Laois Clough-Ballacolla 7 [37]
June 2012 Patrick Maher Tipperary Lorrha-Dorrha 11 [38]
July 2012 Kevin Moran Waterford De La Salle 7 [39]
August 2012 Joe Canning Galway Portumna 13 [40]
September 2012 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny Ballyhale Shamrocks 15 [41]
May 2013 Cahir Healy Laois Portlaoise 8 [42]
June 2013 Richie McCarthy Limerick Blackrock 3 [43]
July 2013 Paul Ryan Dublin Ballyboden St. Enda's 14 [44]
August 2013 Tony Kelly Clare Ballyea 11 [45]
September 2013 Shane O'Donnell Clare Éire Óg 14 [46]
April 2014 Richie Hogan Kilkenny Danesfort 11 [47]
May 2014 Stephen Maher Laois Clough/Ballacolla 11 [48]
June 2014 T. J. Reid Kilkenny Ballyhale Shamrocks 12 [49]
July 2014 Lee Chin Wexford Faythe Harriers 9 [50]
August 2014 Séamus Hickey Limerick Murroe-Boher 3 [51]
September 2014 Richie Power Kilkenny Carrickshock 13 [52]
April 2015 Kevin Moran Waterford De La Salle 10 [53]
May 2015 Cian Lynch Limerick Patrickswell 15 [54]
June 2015 John O'Dwyer Tipperary Killenaule 13 [55]
July 2015 Jonathan Glynn Galway Ardrahan 14 [56]
August 2015 Séamus Callanan Tipperary Drom-Inch 14 [57]
September 2015 T. J. Reid Kilkenny Ballyhale Shamrocks 12 [58]
April 2016 Conor McGrath Clare Cratloe 11 [59]
May 2016 Derek McNicholas Westmeath Lough Lene Gaels 14 [60]
June 2016 Austin Gleeson Waterford Mount Sion 13 [61]
July 2016 Daithí Burke Galway Turloughmore 2 [62]
August 2016 Austin Gleeson Waterford Mount Sion 11 [63]
September 2016 Séamus Callanan Tipperary Drom-Inch 14 [64]
May 2017 Conor Lehane Cork Midleton 11 [65]
June 2017 Mark Coleman Cork Blarney 5 [66]
July 2017 Conor Cooney Galway St. Thomas' 14 [67]
August 2017 Jamie Barron Waterford The Nire-Fourmilewater 8 [68]
September 2017 Gearoid McInerney Galway Oranmore-Maree 6 [69]
April 2018 Jason Forde Tipperary Silvermines 14 [70]
May 2018 John Conlon Clare Clonlara 13 [71]
June 2018 Patrick Horgan Cork Glen Rovers 15 [72]
July 2018 Peter Duggan Clare Clooney-Quin 10 [73]
August 2018 Aaron Gillane Limerick Patrickswell 13 [74]
April 2019 Aaron Gillane Limerick Patrickswell 13 [75]
May 2019 Patrick Horgan Cork Glen Rovers 15 [76]
June 2019 Diarmuid O'Keeffe Wexford St. Anne's Rathangan 9 [77]
July 2019 Patrick Horgan Cork Glen Rovers 15 [78]
August 2019 Noel McGrath Tipperary Loughmore-Castleiney 8 [79]
October 2020 Gearóid Hegarty Limerick St. Patrick's 10 [80]
November 2020 Tony Kelly Clare Ballyea 11 [81]
Semi-finals 2020 Stephen Bennett Waterford Ballysaggart 12 [82]
December 2020 Gearóid Hegarty Limerick St. Patrick's 10 [83]
May 2021 Ciarán Clarke Antrim McQuillan GAC Ballycastle 15 [84]
June 2021 Tony Kelly Clare Ballyea 9 [85]
July 2021 Jamie Barron Waterford The Nire-Fourmilewater 8 [86]
August 2021 Cian Lynch Limerick Patrickswell 11 [87]
March 2022 Stephen Bennett Waterford Ballysaggart 15 [88]
April 2022 Diarmaid Byrnes Limerick Patrickswell 5 [89]
May 2022 Shane O'Donnell Clare Éire Óg 12 [90]
June 2022 Tony Kelly Clare Ballyea 11 [91]
July 2022 Gearóid Hegarty Limerick St. Patrick's 10 [92]
April 2023 John Conlon Clare Clonlara 6 [93]
May 2023 Diarmuid Ryan Clare Cratloe 5 [94]
June 2023 Conor Whelan Galway Kinvara 13 [95]
July 2023 Cian Lynch Limerick Patrickswell 9 [96]
March 2024 David Fitzgerald Clare Inagh-Kilnamona 8 [97]
April 2024 Shane O'Donnell Clare Éire Óg 14 [98]
May 2024 Darragh Fitzgibbon Cork Charleville 9 [99]
June 2024 Shane O'Donnell Clare Éire Óg 14 [100]
July 2024 Tony Kelly Clare Ballyea 10 [101]
April 2025 Brian Hayes Cork St Finbarr's 15 [102]
May 2025 Cian Lynch Limerick Patrickswell 11 [103]
June 2025 Conor Burke Dublin St Vincent's 8 [104]

Multiple winners

The below table lists those who have won on more than one occasion.

* Indicates current championship player
RankPlayerWins
1stTony Kelly*5
2ndShane O'Donnell*4
Cian Lynch*
4thHenry Shefflin3
Patrick Horgan*
Gearóid Hegarty*
7thNoel McGrath*2
T. J. Reid*
Austin Gleeson*
Aaron Gillane*
Jamie Barron*
Stephen Bennett*
John Conlon*
Kevin Moran
Séamus Callanan
Joe Canning
Lar Corbett
Tommy Walsh
Ger Farragher
John Mullane
Dan Shanahan

Awards won by county

Awards won by club

References

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