The GAA/GPA Player of the Month is a Gaelic games award that recognises the best hurler each month of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Each of the monthly award winners are selected by members of the Gaelic Players' Association from a shortlist nominated by an independent panel, made up of four former players. The awards scheme is officially known as the PwC GAA/GPA Player of the Month.
While Vodafone had sponsored the All-Stars monthly awards scheme, the Gaelic Players' Association introduced their own awards in 2006. These were sponsored by Opel. Both the All-Stars and the GPA awards merged in 2011. Mark Foley was the inaugural recipient in April 2006 for his "outstanding corner-back play" during Limerick's unbeaten run to the National Hurling League final.
Tony Kelly has been Player of the Month the most with five awards. Two players have won the award in consecutive months; John Mullane in 2009, and Ger Farragher in 2010. They, along with Patrick Horgan in 2019 and Shane O'Donnell in 2024, are also the only players to have won two awards in a single season.
As of April 2025, the most recent recipient of the award is corner-forward Brian Hayes who plays for Cork.
Winners
MonthYearPlayerCountyClubPositionRef20062006LimerickAdare420062006TipperaryMullinahone1520062006CorkKilleagh1520062006WaterfordLismore1020062006KilkennyBallyhale Shamrocks1420062006KilkennyBallyhale Shamrocks920072007WaterfordArdmore1420072007CorkSt. Finbarr's620072007LimerickAhane1120072007WaterfordLismore1020072007LimerickKilmallock1320072007KilkennyGraigue-Ballycallan1320082008TipperaryBallinahinch920082008DublinSt. Mark's1320082008ClareWolfe Tones820082008GalwayPortumna1420082008KilkennyEmeralds920082008KilkennyJames Stephens1220092009DublinCraobh Chiaráin1520092009CorkDouglas320092009WaterfordDe La Salle1320092009WaterfordDe La Salle1320092009KilkennyBallyhale Shamrocks1420092009KilkennyTullaroan520102010GalwayCastlegar820102010GalwayCastlegar820102010GalwayPortumna1420102010WaterfordStradbally620102010TipperaryLoughmore-Castleiney1320102010TipperaryThurles Sarsfield's1120112011DublinBallyboden St. Enda's1220112011TipperaryThurles Sarsfield's620112011TipperaryThurles Sarsfield's1220112011KilkennyBallyhale Shamrocks820112011KilkennyTullaroan520122012LaoisClough-Ballacolla720122012TipperaryLorrha-Dorrha1120122012WaterfordDe La Salle720122012GalwayPortumna1320122012KilkennyBallyhale Shamrocks1520132013LaoisPortlaoise820132013LimerickBlackrock320132013DublinBallyboden St. Enda's1420132013ClareBallyea1120132013ClareÉire Óg1420142014KilkennyDanesfort1120142014LaoisClough/Ballacolla1120142014KilkennyBallyhale Shamrocks1220142014WexfordFaythe Harriers920142014LimerickMurroe-Boher320142014KilkennyCarrickshock1320152015WaterfordDe La Salle1020152015LimerickPatrickswell1520152015TipperaryKillenaule1320152015GalwayArdrahan1420152015TipperaryDrom-Inch1420152015KilkennyBallyhale Shamrocks1220162016ClareCratloe1120162016WestmeathLough Lene Gaels1420162016WaterfordMount Sion1320162016GalwayTurloughmore220162016WaterfordMount Sion1120162016TipperaryDrom-Inch1420172017CorkMidleton1120172017CorkBlarney520172017GalwaySt. Thomas'1420172017WaterfordThe Nire-Fourmilewater820172017GalwayOranmore-Maree620172018TipperarySilvermines1420172018ClareClonlara1320172018CorkGlen Rovers1520172018ClareClooney-Quin1020172018LimerickPatrickswell1320192019LimerickPatrickswell1320192019CorkGlen Rovers1520192019WexfordSt. Anne's Rathangan920192019CorkGlen Rovers1520192019TipperaryLoughmore-Castleiney820202020LimerickSt. Patrick's1020132020ClareBallyea1120132020WaterfordBallysaggart1220202020LimerickSt. Patrick's1020212021AntrimMcQuillan GAC Ballycastle1520212021ClareBallyea920212021WaterfordThe Nire-Fourmilewater820212021LimerickPatrickswell1120222022WaterfordBallysaggart1520222022LimerickPatrickswell520222022ClareÉire Óg1220222022ClareBallyea1120222022LimerickSt. Patrick's1020172023ClareClonlara620172023ClareCratloe520172023GalwayKinvara1320172023LimerickPatrickswell920242024ClareInagh-Kilnamona820242024ClareÉire Óg1420242024CorkCharleville920242024ClareÉire Óg1420242024ClareBallyea1020252025CorkSt Finbarr's1520252025LimerickPatrickswell1120252025DublinSt Vincent's8
Multiple winners The below table lists those who have won on more than one occasion.
*Indicates current championship player
Rank Player Wins 1st Tony Kelly* 5 2nd Shane O'Donnell* 4Cian Lynch* 4th Henry Shefflin 3Patrick Horgan*Gearóid Hegarty* 7th Noel McGrath* 2T. J. Reid*Austin Gleeson*Aaron Gillane*Jamie Barron*Stephen Bennett*John Conlon*Kevin MoranSéamus CallananJoe CanningLar CorbettTommy WalshGer FarragherJohn MullaneDan Shanahan
Awards won by county
As of June 2025
CountyWinsClareLimerickKilkennyWaterfordTipperaryGalwayCorkDublinLaoisWexfordWestmeathAntrim
Awards won by club
As of June 2025
CountyWinsBallyhale ShamrocksPatrickswellBallyeaDe La SalleÉire ÓgSt. Patrick'sPortumnaThurles Sarsfield'sGlen RoversBallyboden St. Enda'sCastlegarTullaroanLismoreClough/BallacollaMount SionDrom-InchLoughmore-CastleineyThe Nire-FourmilewaterBallysaggartCratloeClonlaraSt Finbarr's
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