Clubs > Eagle Star Awards
The Eagle Star Awards were introduced in 2003 as a joint venture between Eagle Star, as main sponsor, and Tennis Ireland. This initiative is designed for the development of Irish Tennis clubs, the backbone of the sport in Ireland. The objective of the Eagle Star National Club Awards is to recognise not only the players but also the vital contribution that voluntary officials give to the sport in Ireland every year. The programme includes:
• Club Awards
• Personal Achievement Awards
CLUB AWARDS
From June to August each year Clubs can apply filling the Eagle Star National Club Awards Application Form (download link at the bottom of this page). Member Clubs are assessed by both, the detailed questionnaire in the application form and on-site visits from independent judges and Tennis Ireland representatives. The evaluation covers areas such as Club Structures, Club Facilities, Child Protection, and On-Court Programmes.
The application and evaluation period closes before the end of August. Leinster Tennis elects a winner and finalist in three different categories:
• Large Club
• Medium Club
• Small Club
The winner clubs are put forward into the national selection phase before the end of September. The National winner and finalist in each category and the “Supreme Club of the Year” are announced in the Eagle Star Awards Ceremony which takes place in November.
There is also an award for the Commercial Club of the Year.
PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
• Maunsell Award: Greatest on court achievement by any senior player
• O’Shee Award: Junior player of the year
• Raymund Egan Award: Greatest contribution from a voluntary official
• Coach of the Year Award
• President’s Special Award for Services to Tennis
EAGLE STAR AWARDS HISTORY
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2007
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Supreme Club of the Year
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St. Anne’s Waterford TC, Co. Waterford
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Large Club
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St. Anne’s Waterford TC, Co. Waterford (winner)
Templeogue TC (finalist)
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Medium Club
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Sandycove T & SC, Co. Dublin (winner)
Sligo TC, Co. Sligo (finalist)
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Small Club
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Ballypatrick TC Co. Tipperary (winner)
Clane LTC (finalist)
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Commercial Club
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David Lloyd Riverview, Dublin
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Maunsell Award
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Emma Murphy
Louk Sorensen
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O’Shee Award
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Maria Morrissey (Donnybrook LTC)
Niall Fitzgerald (Greystones LTC)
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Raymund Egan Award
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John Hefferman
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Coach of the Year Award
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Stephen O’Shea
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2006
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Supreme Club of the Year
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Omagh TC, Co. Tyrone
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Large Club
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Malahide LT & CC, Co. Dublin (winner)
Galway LTC (finalist)
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Medium Club
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Castleview TC, Co. Tipperary (winner)
Monkstown LTC, Co. Dublin (finalist)
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Small Club
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Omagh TC Co. Tyrone (winner)
Wexford Harbour B &TC (finalist)
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Commercial Club
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Westwood Clontarf, Dublin
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Maunsell Award
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Mariana Levova (Navan)
Colin O’Brien (Malahide)
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O’Shee Award
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Andrea Maughan (Tramore)
Daniel Glancy (Castlebar)
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Raymund Egan Award
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Vincent Frawley Ballina
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Coach of the Year Award
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Roger Geraghty (Malahide)
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President’s Special Award
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James Brewster (Brookfiled)
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2005
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Supreme Club of the Year
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Castleknock LTC
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Large Club
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Castleknock LTC, Dublin (winner)
Rushbrooke C & LTC, Cork (finalist)
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Medium Club
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Portadown TC (winner)
Rathgar TC, Dublin (finalist)
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Small Club
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Lattin LTC, Co. Tipperary (winner)
Omagh TC, Co. Tyrone (finalist)
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Commercial Club
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David Lloyd Riverview, Dublin
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Maunsell Award
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Karen Nugent (Malahide)
Conor Niland (Limerick)
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O’Shee Award
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PaulFitzgerald (Cork)
Fiona Gallagher (Limavady)
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Raymund Egan Award
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Henry Lappin (Fitzwilliam)
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Coach of the Year Award
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Jim Watt (Ulster)
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President’s Special Award
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Diana Gilley (Rushbrooke)
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2004
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Supreme Club of the Year
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Downshire Hillsborough
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Large Club
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Carrickmines LT &CC, Dublin (winner)
Sunday’s Well B & TC, Coark (finalist)
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Medium Club
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Downshire Hillsborough TC, Co. Antrim (winner)
Castlebar TC, Co Mayo (finalist)
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Small Club
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Kells TC, Co. Meath (winner)
Lattin LTC, Co. Tipperary (finalist)
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Commercial Club
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David Lloyd Riverview, Dublin
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Maunsell Award
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Yvonne Doyle (Castleknock)
Eoin Heavey (Donnybrook)
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O’Shee Award
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Ashley Wynne (Co. Wicklow)
James Cluskey (Swords)
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Raymund Egan Award
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Mary Rose Lyons (Naas)
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Coach of the Year Award
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Gary Cahill
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