Joanne Cantwell, Darragh Maloney and Jacqui Hurley will present the RTÉ Sport Awards 2024 live from Studio 4 in RTÉ at 9:30pm next Sunday 15 December. The Awards being handed out on the night live on RTÉ One in front of an audience of Irish sports stars include RTÉ Sport Sportsperson of the Year, RTÉ Sport Team of the Year, RTÉ Sport Manager of the Year and RTÉ Sport Young Sportsperson of the Year. This year’s nominees for the RTÉ Sport Team of the Year are listed below.
RTÉ SPORT TEAM OF THE YEAR 2024 NOMINEES
CLARE HURLING
The Clare Hurling team became All-Ireland Champions this year with their win over Kilkenny, earning a fifth title for the Banner County and first since 2013.
ARMAGH FOOTBALL
The Armagh Football team took home the county’s second All-Ireland Senior Football honours following their win over Galway this year.
KERRY FOOTBALL
The Kerry Senior Ladies’ Football team became All-Ireland Champions this year with their win over Galway, ending a 31-year wait for the title to return to The Kingdom.
CORK CAMOGIE
The Cork Camogie team defeated Galway in the All-Ireland final to win back-to-back senior titles for the county.
SHELBOURNE FC
In 2024, Shelbourne became SSE Airtricity League of Ireland Men’s Premier Division Champions for the first time in 18 years.
IRISH MEN’S RUGBY TEAM
The Irish Men’s Rugby team retained their Six Nations title this year.
IRELAND MEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT DOUBLE SCULLS
The duo comprising of Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy retained their Olympic title at this year’s Games in Paris.
KATIE GEORGE DUNLEAVY & LINDA KELLY
The Paralympic team took home Gold and Silver medals in Road Cycling at this year’s Paris 2024 Games and are Double World Champions.
IRELAND 4X400M MIXED RELAY TEAM
The team comprising of Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley, Christopher O’Donnell and Thomas Barr earned Gold at this year’s European Championships in Rome.
-ENDS-
Date: Sunday 8 December 2024
For more information:
Adam Thibault, RTÉ Communications| adam.thibault@rte.ie
Fergus McCormack, RTÉ Communications| fergus.mccormack@rte.ie