Player of the season - Ify Nzewi claims Kilkenny & District League's Premier prize

An outstanding season, in which he helped his club capture a fine haul of silverware, has seen Ify Nzewi win the Kilkenny & District League’s Premier Division Player of the Year.

Nzewi was part of the ’Green side who won their eighth consecutive Premier Division title in the 2024/25 season. As well as that, Gary Maher’s side claimed the Maher Shield when seeing off city rivals Freebooters, before they got their hands on the Leinster Junior Cup thanks to a 1-0 win over Carlow’s New Oak. They added a fourth title to a groaning trophy cabinet when they beat the Blues again to lift the Mock Lawlor Premier Cup.

The remaining junior awards went to players who helped their clubs earn promotion. Darragh Kelly (Lions) was named Division One’s top player, with Michael O’Neill of Division Two league champions East End United and Adam Reason of Division Three’s Deen Celtic B side also honoured. Cliona Kenny of the Lions was named winner of the women’s award.

The full list of junior, youth and schoolboy/girl award winners were:

Premier Division

Ify Nzewi - Evergreen A

Division One

Darragh Kelly - Lions

Division Two

Michael O'Neill - East End

Division Three

Adam Reason - Deen Celtic B

Women’s Division

Cliona Kenny - Lions

Youths

Under-18 Youths’ Division 1

Jake Kelly - Bridge Utd

Under-18 Youths’ Division 1A

Tom Power - Callan United

Women’s Under-17 Division

Kate Daly - Evergreen

Youths’ Under-17 Division 1

Bill Trehy - Freebooters

Youths’ Under-17 Division 1A

Tom Gladney - Evergreen B

Schoolboy/girl awards

Schoolgirls’ Under-16 Division 1

Sophie McCabe - Thomastown United

Schoolboys’ Under-16 Division 1

Rhuadon Doran - Callan United

Schoolboys’ Under-16 Division 1A

Alex Muniz - Thomastown United

Schoolboys’ Under-16 Division 2

Max Kirwan - Stonyford United

Schoolgirls’ Under-15 Division 1

Cara Canavan - Evergreen White

Schoolgirls’ Under-15 Division 1A

Katie Mulcahy - East End United

Schoolboys’ Under-15 Division 1

Rian Dwyer - Lions

Schoolboys’ Under-15 Division 1A

Henry Comerford - Thomastown Athletic

Schoolgirls’ Under-14 Division 1

Ellen Nugent - Thomastown United

Schoolgirls’ Under-14 Division 1A

Isabelle Murphy - Spa United

Schoolboys’ Under-14 Division 1

Evan O’Dwyer - East End United

Schoolboys’ Under-14 Division 1A

Conor Morrissey - Callan United

Schoolboys’ Under-14 Division 2

Jack Ryan - Freebooters

Schoolboys’ Under-14 Division 2A

Artem Kolomiyets - East End United

Schoolgirls’ Under-13 Division 1

Eva Arslan - Freebooters

Schoolgirls’ Under-13 Division 1A

Ellie Killian - East End United

Schoolboys’ Under-13 Division 1

Enoch Mich - Freebooters

Schoolboys’ Under-13 Division 1A

Terry Renwick - Deen Celtic

Schoolboys’ Under-13 Division 2

Tommy Fitzpatrick - Evergreen City

Schoolboys’ Under-13 Division 2A

Jake Heafey - River Rangers

Schoolgirls’ Under-12 Division 1

Ellen Ryan - Evergreen Athletic

Schoolgirls’ Under-12 Division 1A

Leah Nolan Breen - Highview Athletic

Schoolgirls’ Under-12 Division 2

Sinead Grant - Southend United

Schoolboys’ Under-12 Division 1

Evan Downey - Evergreen Athletic

Schoolboys’ Under-12 Division 1A

Con Burke - Southend Utd

Schoolboys’ Under-12 Division 2

Luke Dowling - Bridge Utd

Schoolboys’ Under-12 Division 2A

Charlie Walsh - Highview Athletic