Meath captain Maire O'Shaughnessy with the 2020 Team-of-the-Year award. PHOTO: DAVID MULLEN / WWW.QUIRKE.IE

Meath Ladies All-Ireland IFC champs scoop 2020 team-of-the-year award

Published: Fri 12 Mar 2021, 9:29 PM

Last updated: Fri 12 Mar 2021, 9:50 PM

The All-Ireland-winning Meath ladies footballers won the Team-of-the-Year award which was accepted in the virtual presentation by team captain Maire O'Shaughnessy.

The all-Leinster pairing saw Meath get the better of Westmeath by 2-17 to 4-5 in a thrilling Ladies All-Ireland IFC decider for the Mary Quinn Memorial Cup at Croke Park on the Sunday before Christmas last December

Meath were contesting a third successive Intermediate final after losing to Tyrone in 2018, and Tipperary last year, but it was third time lucky on this occasion.

SCORERS

Meath - Emma Duggan 0-7; Vikki Wall 1-3; Bridgetta Lynch 1-0; Stacey Grimes 0-3; Maire O'Shaughnessy 0-1; Niamh O'Sullivan 0-1; Aoibheann Leahy 0-1; Emma Troy 0-1.

FEBRUARY 2021

Meath and Dunboyne player Vikki Wall was named as the TG4 Intermediate Players’ Player of the Year in February following a brilliant season for the Royal County.

Vikki Wall was a key player for Meath on the journey that brought them the Ladies All-Ireland IFC title in a Croke Park thriller.

Meath had seven players selected on the team of the championship in that grade - Monica McGuirk, Emma Troy, Megan Thynne, Máire O’Shaughnessy, Emma Duggan, Vikki Wall, Stacey Grimes and a Team-of-the-Year award is thoroughly deserved.

Central to the presentation of the awards is the contribution and support from sponsors Meath County Council, Devenish Nutrition, Knightsbrook Hotel Spa & Golf Resort, Ecomm Merchant Solutions and Utmost International.