Joe Canning is the only Portumna man named on the Galway senior All Stars Hurling Team of the Year.

County champions Sarsfields lead the way with five representatives, while brothers Fergal and Niall Healy are among the four players from runners-up Craughwell honoured. Canning, along with Aidan Ryan and Adrian Cullinane, are the only survivors from last year's team.

The intermediate Team of the Year contains two sets of brothers - the Mannions from Ahascragh-Fohenagh and the Flahertys from champions Abbeyknockmoy. The awards will be presented in McCarthy's, Kilbeacanty on Friday, January 16.

The senior team is: Aidan Ryan (Craughwell); Cathal Murray (Sarsfields), Paul Hoban (Loughrea), Kevin Hynes (Sarsfields); Niall Quinn (do), Adrian Cullinane (Craughwell), Cyril Donnellan (Pearses); David Burke (St. Thomas'), Joseph Cooney (Sarsfields); Fergal Healy (Craughwell), Niall Healy (do), Eanna Burke (St. Thomas'); Tadhg Haran (Liam Mellows), Joe Canning (Portumna), Noel Kelly (Sarsfields).

The intermediate team is: Colm Callanan (Kinvara); Colm Meehan (Ballindereen), John Culkin (Abbeyknockmoy), Matt Donohue (Moycullen); Mark Lydon (do), Brian Flaherty (Abbeyknockmoy), Alan Leech (Kinvara); Shane Caulfield (Kilconieron), Damien Rooney (Abbeyknockmoy); Padraig Mannion (Ahascragh-Fohenagh), Paul Flaherty (Abbeyknockmoy), Conor Whelan (Kinvara); Cathal Mannion (Ahascragh-Fohenagh), Niall Mannion (Moycullen), Shane Coen (Ballindereen).

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