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Beirne, who is set for his second Lions tour, overcame competition from fellow nominees Tom Farrell, Jamison Gibson-Park and Irish captain Caelan Doris to claim the Players’ Players of the Year for 2025. 22-year-old Dalton took the equivalent women’s award after an impressive campaign, with Amee-Leigh Costigan, Niamh O’Dowd and Dorothy Wall also nominated. Sam Prendergast and Erin King were also recognised for their contributions in the Young Player of the Year category. Meanwhile, Dan Sheehan and Anna McGann won Try of the Year for their respective teams. Advertisement You can view the full list of winners below… OCC CONSULTING MEN’S XVs PLAYERS’ PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2025 Tadhg Beirne Nominees: Caelan Doris, Tom Farrell, Jamison Gibson-Park OCC CONSULTING WOMEN’S XVs PLAYERS’ PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2025 Aoife Dalton Nominees: Amee-Leigh Costigan, Niamh O’Dowd, Dorothy Wall NEVIN SPENCE MEN’S XVs YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2025 Sam Prendergast Nominees: Gus McCarthy, Ben Murphy ENERGIA WOMEN’s XVs YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2025 Nominees: Ruth Campbell, Aoife Dalton MSL MERCEDES-BENZ BALLSBRIDGE MEN’S XVs TRY OF THE YEAR 2025 Dan Sheehan (v England) Nominees: Stewart Moore (v Stormers), Dan Sheehan (v Ulster Rugby) AIB CORPORATE BANKING WOMEN’S XVs TRY OF THE YEAR 2025 Anna McGann (v Italy) Nominees: Amee-Leigh Costigan (v England), Linda Djougang (v Wales) TRITONLAKE MEN’S 7s PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2025 Dylan O’Grady Nominees: Niall Comerford, Mark Roche TRITONLAKE WOMEN’S 7s PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2025 Lucinda Kinghan Nominees: Hannah Clarke, Kate Farrell-McCabe ZURICH CONTRIBUTION TO IRISH SOCIETY AWARD 2025 Eimear Considine DRUIDS GLEN HOTEL & GOLF RESORT MOMENT ON THE YEAR 2025 Ireland’s Triple Crown Success accepted by Caelan Doris Paul Fennessy Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Beirne and Dalton the big winners at Rugby Players Ireland awards”. 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