Niall Grimley, John Conlon, Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh and Hannah Looney honoured by GAA scribes

Armagh's Niall Grimley, Clare's John Conlon, Kerry's Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh and Cork's Hannah Looney have scooped Personality of the Year awards in their respective codes at the Gaelic Writers' Association annual awards ceremony in Dublin.

Grimley and his family suffered an unimaginable tragedy just over a year ago when his brother Patrick, his sister in law Ciera and close friend Ciara McElvanna were killed in a car accident.

Character comes in many forms, and the Armagh man showed his in abundance to overcome an awful loss and a broken neck in 2022 to lift Sam Maguire this summer.

Clare’s John Conlon has been a driving force for the county and, at 35, was a key player as he helped the Banner land a first All-Ireland SHC title since 2013.

Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh was the scorer-in-chief for Kerry as they showed huge resilience to put back to back All-Ireland football final defeats behind them and land a first national senior title since 1993.

Cork’s Hannah Looney is that rare gem in modern day Gaelic games, a proper inter-county dual star competing at the highest level in both codes. She holds six All-Ireland camogie titles and one in football.

Staged at the Iveagh Garden Hotel in the city centre, journalist Sean McGoldrick was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award and Munster GAA's Dermot Weeshie Lynch was named PRO of the Year.

David Hickey (Dublin), Tom Dempsey (Wexford), Kitty Ryan Savage (Tipperary) and Ciara Gaynor (Tipperary) were inducted into the GWA Hall of Fame.

Hickey won three All-Irelands for the transformative Dublin football side of the 1970s and also played semi-professional rugby in France.

He was later a selector and team doctor for the Dublin team and has campaigned on a range of issues, including