Soccer: Sean Maguire and John Martin in the running for FAI International Awards
Kilkenny's Sean Maguire and John Martin will be chasing more honours after making the shortlist for the FAI's international awards.
The duo were on the list of nominees for the 2017 'Three' FAI International Awards, which were revealed on Friday. The event will be held in RTE Studios on Sunday, March 18.
Maguire is in the running for the SSE Airtricity League Player of the Year following his electric form with Premier Division champions Cork City. Maguire topped the League's scoring charts last year, a run which earned him a move to Preston North End.
This year's staging of the Awards ceremony will be the 28th overall and will once again be broadcast live on RTE2 for an hour and a half in order to capture exclusive interviews, insightful features and the presentations of all awards.
The 'Hall of Fame' and 'International Personality' awards will be announced on the night, while the recipient of the 'Special Merit' Award is the late Jimmy Magee.
The 2017 'Three' FAI International Awards Nominees are:
Senior International Player of the Year
Shane Duffy
James McClean
Darren Randolph
Senior Women's International Player of the Year
Megan Campbell
Denise O'Sullivan
Harriet Scott
Young International Player of the Year
Cyrus Christie
International Goal of the Year
James McClean v Uruguay
James McClean v Wales
Jonathan Walters v Austria
Under-21 International Player of the Year
Harry Charsley
Josh Cullen
Olamide Shodipo
Under-19 International Player of the Year
Zachary Elbouzedi
Jayson Molumby
Declan Rice
Under-19 Women's International Player of the Year
Niamh Farrelly
Alex Kavanagh
Lucy McCartan
Under-17 International Player of the Year
Aaron Bolger
Aaron Connolly
Adam Idah
Under-17 Women's International of the Year
Sadhbh Doyle
Heather Payne
Tiegan Ruddy
Under-16 International Player of the Year
Barry Coffey
Jason Knight
Max Murphy
Under-16 Women's International Player of the Year
Amy Boyle Carr
Aoife Slattery
Emily Whelan
Under-15 Men's International Player of the Year
Seamas Keogh
Sean Kennedy
Troy Parrott
Junior International Player of the Year
Eoin Hayes (Newmarket Celtic)
Chris Higgins (St Michael's)
David Joyce (Clonmel Celtic)
Intermediate Player of the Year
Jimmy Bradley (Cockhill Celtic)
Brian Fitzgerald (Cobh Wanderers)
Aidan Roche (Liffey Wanderers)
Colleges & Universities International Player of the Year
Sean McLoughlin (UCC)
Daire O'Connor (UCD)
Ross Then (DCU)
Schools International Player of the Year
Shane Blaney (St Eunan's College, Letterkenny)
Neil Farrugia (St Andrew's College, Blackrock)
John Martin (Presentation De La Salle, Bagenalstown)
Football For All International Player of the Year
David Bissett (Homeless World Cup squad)
Gary Hoey (Amputee squad)
Gary Messitt (Cerebral Palsy squad)
SSE Airtricity League Player of the Year
Sean Maguire (Cork City)
Conor McCormack (Cork City)
Patrick McEleney (Dundalk)
Special Merit
Jimmy Magee