The GAA has confirmed the Champions 15 award winners for the 2015 Ring, Rackard and Meagher hurling championships.  These awards will be presented at Friday night's GAA GPA All-Stars banquet sponsored by Opel at the Convention Centre, Dublin.

The awards are presented to honour the best hurlers from these three championships.

Uachtarán Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Aogan Ó Fearghail said: "These awards acknowledge the undoubted talent that exists at every level of inter-county hurling.  It also serves as a reminder of the pursuit of excellence that runs right through these competitions from start to finish”.

“Like our Liam MacCarthy hurlers, some of whom will be honoured with All-Star awards on Friday evening, these players are the standard bearers in the teams and competitions in which they star.  I congratulate all of the recipients and remind the winners of the importance of the role they play in the ongoing growth of hurling within their own counties and clubs.”

Lory Meagher champions Fermanagh have five players honoured and are led by Declan McGarry who scored an outstanding 2-3 in their final victory over Sligo.  Sligo have four players recognised for their heroics, while hurlers from Warwickshire, Lancashire and Leitrim each have two players selected to complete this Champion 15.

Michéal Kelly, the captain who won the Rackard Cup for Roscommon with a last gasp goal in the final with Armagh at Croke Park last June, is one of four players from the county to make their Championship 15.

An Armagh side who came within a point (2-12 to 1-14) of winning a record third crown, have three players selected.  Elsewhere there are six other counties represented with players from Tyrone (2), Donegal (2), Monaghan, Louth, Longford and Fingal completing the selection.

Having lost the last two Christy Ring Cup finals at Croke Park, Kerry made it third time lucky in 2015 and saw off Derry by 1-20 to 0-12 to collect their second Christy Ring title in what was a big year for Kerry hurling.

It is no surprise to see the Kingdom top the list of recipients in the Ring Champion 15 with Shane Nolan, John Egan, Pa Kelly and Keith Carmody all recognised for their contributions.

Derry (3), Down (2), Kildare (2), Mayo, London, Meath and Wicklow have players awarded with a place in the prestigious selection of being the best of the best in this competition in 2015.

Lory Meagher Champion 1

Leitrim             Paul Earley

Leitrim             Clement Cunniffe

Lancashire         James O’Shaugnessy

Lancashire         Liam Knocker

Warwickshire     Shane Conlon

Warwickshire     Michael Cremin

Sligo                 Keith Raymond

Sligo                 Jamie Kenny

Sligo                 Gerard O’Kelly-Lynch

Sligo                 Gary Cadden

Fermanagh        Daniel Teague

Fermanagh        David Teague

Fermanagh        Declan McGarry

Fermanagh        Ciaran Corrigan

Fermanagh        John Duffy

Nicky Rackard Champion 15

Fingal               Eoin O’Connor

Longford           Joe O’Brien

Louth                Shane Callan

Monaghan          Stephen Lambe

Donegal            Jamesie Donnelly

Donegal            Ronan McDermott

Tyrone              Damian Casey

Tyrone               Dermot Begley

Armagh             Cahal Carvill

Armagh             Kieran McKernan

Armagh             Connor Devlin

Roscommon       Micheál Kelly

Roscommon       Liam Kilcline

Roscommon       Ronan O’Meara

Roscommon       Peter Kellehan

Christy Ring Champion 15

Wicklow            Billy Cuddihy

Meath                Keith Keoghan

London              Martin Ryan

Mayo                 Kenny Feeney

Kildare               Bernard Deay

Kildare              Gerry Keegan

Down                Danny Toner

Down                Fintan Conway

Derry                Sean McCullagh

Derry                Ruairi Convery

Derry                Conor Quinn

Kerry                Shane Nolan

Kerry                John Egan 

Kerry                Pa Kelly

Kerry                Keith Carmody