2016 WNL award nominees revealed

The nominations for the 2016 Continental Tyres Women’s National League Awards have been announced with 17-year-old Shelbourne Ladies striker Leanne Kiernan nominated for both the Senior and Young Player of the Year awards.

Also nominated for the Senior Player of the Year award is Kiernan’s Shelbourne teammate Noelle Murray and the versatile Karen Duggan of UCD Waves.

Kiernan, who scored a hat-trick in Shels' 5-0 victory against Wexford Youths in November's Women’s Senior Cup final has also been nominated for the Young Player of the Year award alongside Galway WFC’s Sadhbh Doyle and Peamount United’s Roma McLaughlin.

In addition to the two player of the year awards, Peamount United’s Amber Barrett will receive the Irish Daily Mail Golden Boot award at the awards ceremony following her 16 goals in the 2016 season.

SENIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Leanne Kiernan (Shelbourne Ladies)

Noelle Murray (Shelbourne Ladies)

Karen Duggan (UCD Waves)

YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Sadhbh Doyle (Galway WFC)

Leanne Kiernan (Shelbourne Ladies)

Roma McLaughlin (Peamount United)

IRISH DAILY MAIL GOLDEN BOOT

Amber Barrett (Peamount United)

The 2016 Continental Tyres Team of the Season has also been revealed, consisting of five Shelbourne players along with three from UCD, two from Peamount United and one from Galway WFC.

2016 CONTINENTAL TYRES TEAM OF THE SEASON

Amanda McQuillan (Shelbourne Ladies)

Jetta Berrill (UCD Waves)

Pearl Slattery (Shelbourne Ladies)

Chloe Moloney (Galway WFC)

Niamh Prior (UCD Waves)

Karen Duggan (UCD Waves)

Roma McLaughlin (Peamount United)

Noelle Murray (Shelbourne Ladies)

Leanne Kiernan (Shelbourne Ladies)

Amber Barrett (Peamount United)

Siobhan Killeen (Shelbourne Ladies)

The awards ceremony takes place on Thursday. January 12 at 12:30pm, in the Guinness Storehouse.