All-Star Gazing

All-Star Gazing

By Moira Dunne and Eileen Dunne 

All Star Gazing by Moira and Eileen Dunne was published in November 2021 to mark the 50^th anniversary of the All-Stars

Moira and Eileen Dunne are daughters of Mick Dunne, who along with his fellow journalists, Paddy Downey, John D Hickey and Pádraig Puirséal, got the All-Stars scheme up and running in 1971.

Using their father’s records as a starting point, the sisters met over 100 All-Stars and other stakeholders, who shared their memories of All-Star banquets, All-Star trips and the importance of the awards.

The book also includes a listing of each Football and Hurling All-Star team from 1971 to 2020, and for the first time ever, a complete list of all players nominated over the past 50 years.

GAA Museum Book Club 

All-Star Gazing was the focus of the GAA Museum Book Club in July 2022.  Watch authors Eileen and Moira Dunne in conversation with the GAA Museum team here. 

To find out more about the GAA Museum Book Club, click here.