THE stars of Kerry hurling will be honoured at a special event in Ardfert next weekend.

The Kerry Hurling All Stars on Saturday, February 6 in The Abbey Tavern, Ardfert, with a pre-awards reception at 7.30pm.

Special guest is Sean Kelly MEP while Andrew Morrissey of Radio Kerry – a huge hurling enthusiast – will also speak on the night.

The concept of The Kerry Hurling All Stars was the idea of Mike O’Halloran and is now in its third year.

Mike and Timmy Sheehan have put the package together since the beginning and the event is funded by the hurling clubs of North Kerry, along with Finbar Canty of The Blasket Traleee and Garveys SuperValu.

The nominees are chosen from players who played in the county championship and no other competition.

There was huge enthusiasm for the Garveys SuperValu sponsored championship this year as it was played in North Kerry.

There is always great debate on the decision of the judges. Who will be player of the year, who will be young player of the year?

The fashion from the ladies present for the past two years at the event has been from amazing and again this year there is a prize for the best dressed lady.

The awards ceremony is for invited guests but everyone is invited to join them after in the bar from 9.15pm onwards.

Kerry Hurling All Stars  2015 Nominees.

1. John Mike Pierce, Aiden McCabe, Martin Stackpoole

2. Sean Murnane, Jason Casey, Cathal Kearney.

3. Trevor McKenna, Sean Dowling, Aiden Healy.

4. Rory Horgan, Mike Hannafin, Tom Cronin.

5. Flor McCarthy, Stephen Leen, Brendan Brosnan.

6. Dougie Fitzell, Daragh Shanahan, Sean Weir.

7. Stephen Power, Tom Murnane, Kevin Orpen.

8/9. Fionan Horgan, James Godley, John Griffin, Darren Dineen, Daniel Collins, Fionan MacKessy.

10. David Griffin, Philip Lucid, Shane Conway.

11. Adrian Royle, Michael O Leary, Kevin Skinner

12. Eric Leen, P J Keane, Bobby O’Sullivan.

13. Shane Nolan, Colin Sheehy, Paul McGrath.

14. Gary O Brien, Michael Conway, Jordan Conway.

15. James Flaherty, John Egan, Colum Harty.