Clare earn 14 All-Star nominations after All-Ireland win
O'Donnell's superb form in leading Clare to the Liam McCarthy Cup has earned him a nomination for hurler of the year
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Clare have earned 14 Hurling All-Star nominations, with Shane O'Donnell up for hurler of the year.
The Banner County, who won the Liam McCarthy Cup for the first time since 2013 as well as the Allianz League, make up almost a third of the 45 nominations.
Eight counties are represented in total, with beaten finalists Cork having 10 nominees, Limerick nine, Kilkenny four, with Waterford, Wexford, Dublin and Antrim all having two players nominated.
The Saffrons' two representatives are defender Paddy Burke and forward James McNaughton.
Alongside O'Donnell, Cork's Darragh Fitzgibbon and Limerick's Kyle Hayes have been nominated for hurler of the year.
Adam Hogan (Clare), Eoin Downey (Cork) and Cathal O’Neill (Limerick) are up for young hurler of the year.
The All-Stars banquet will take place on Friday 1 November.
Hurling All-Star nominations:
Goalkeepers: Patrick Collins (Cork), Nickie Quaid (Limerick), Eibhear Quilligan (Clare).
Defenders: Adam Hogan (Clare), Conor Cleary (Clare), Conor Leen (Clare), Diarmuid Ryan (Clare), John Conlon (Clare), David McInerney (Clare), Eoin Downey (Cork), Robert Downey (Cork), Ciaran Joyce (Cork), Dan Morrissey (Limerick), Kyle Hayes (Limerick), Barry Nash (Limerick), Huw Lawlor (Kilkenny), David Blanchfield (Kilkenny), Calum Lyons (Waterford), Tadhg de Burca (Waterford), Chris Crummey (Dublin), Paddy Burke (Antrim).
Midfielders: Darragh Fitzgibbon (Cork), Tim O’Mahony (Cork), Tony Kelly (Clare), Cathal O’Neill (Limerick), Conor Burke (Dublin), Cian Kenny (Kilkenny).
Forwards: Shane O’Donnell (Clare), Mark Rodgers (Clare), Aidan McCarthy (Clare), Peter Duggan (Clare), David Fitzgerald (Clare), David Reidy (Clare), Shane Barrett (Cork), Seamus Harnedy (Cork), Patrick Horgan (Cork), Brian Hayes (Cork), Gearoid Hegarty (Limerick), Tom Morrissey (Limerick), Aaron Gillane (Limerick), David Reidy (Limerick), Lee Chin (Wexford), Rory O’Connor (Wexford), John Donnelly (Kilkenny), James McNaughton (Antrim).