After finishing six points ahead of Shelbourne to win their first league title since 2020, Peamount United was expected to dominate at the Women's Premier Division awards ceremony, held in Clontarf Castle on Nov. 23, and that proved true as Sadhbh Doyle won Player of the Year, James O'Callaghan won Manager of the Year, and Niamh Reid-Burke won the Golden Gloves.
Five Peamount players made it on to the team of the year: Niamh Reid-Burke, Karen Duggan, Jetta Berrill, Sadhbh Doyle, and Erin McLaughlin.
Also included on the team were Shelbourne's Maggie Pierce and Megan Smyth-Lynch, Shamrock Rovers' Jessica Hennessy and Lia O'Leary, Galway United's Jenna Slattery, and Athlone Town's Dana Scheriff, who also won the Golden Boot after securing 13 league goals and helping Athlone Town to their first FAI Women's Cup in the final last weekend.
Peamount administrators Katie Thompson and Elaine Harrington were honoured for services to women's football, as was Wexford Youths secretary Dave Cassin.
Shamrock Rovers' 17-year-old Lia O'Leary was named Young Player of the Year.
Wexford Youths' Ceola Bergin and Athlone Town's Mary Philips were named as LOI Academy Players of the Year for the U19 and U17 categories respectively.
2023 WOMEN'S PREMIER DIVISION AWARDS WINNERS
SSE AIRTRICITY WOMEN’S PREMIER DIVISION PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Sadhbh Doyle (Peamount United)
SSE AIRTRICITY WOMEN’S PREMIER DIVISION YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Lia O’Leary (Shamrock Rovers)
SSE AIRTRICITY WOMEN'S PREMIER DIVISION TEAM OF THE YEAR
Niamh Reid-Burke (Peamount United)
Maggie Pierce (Shelbourne)
Jessica Hennessy (Shamrock Rovers)
Jetta Berrill (Peamount United)
Lia O'Leary (Shamrock Rovers)
Megan Smyth-Lynch (Shelbourne)
Karen Duggan (Peamount United)
Sadhbh Doyle (Peamount United)
Erin McLaughlin (Peamount United)
Jenna Slattery (Galway United)
Dana Scheriff (Athlone Town)
SSE AIRTRICITY WOMEN’S PREMIER DIVISION MANAGER OF THE YEAR
James O’Callaghan (Peamount United)
BANK OF IRELAND GOLDEN GLOVES
Niamh Reid-Burke (Peamount United)
EVOKE.ie GOLDEN BOOT
Dana Scheriff (Athlone Town)
EA SPORTS WU19 LOI ACADEMY PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Ceola Bergin (Wexford Youths)
EA SPORTS WU17 LOI ACADEMY PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Mary Philips (Athlone Town)
SERVICES TO WOMEN'S FOOTBALL
Katie Thompson, Elaine Harrington (Peamount United)
Dave Cassin (Wexford Youths)
