The RTÉ Sport Awards 2023 will be presented live from the RTÉ Studios on Saturday 16th December and the shortlists have started to be published.
These markers of the sporting year are a memory of the good days and nights from the past twelve months.
The awards to be handed out on the night include RTÉ Sport Sportsperson of the Year, RTÉ Sport Team of the Year, RTÉ Sport Manager of the Year and RTÉ Sport Young Sportsperson of the Year.
This year’s nominees for the RTÉ Sport Young Sportsperson of the Year are.
Brian Gleeson
The Munster number 8 starred as Ireland won the U20s grand slam, scoring two tries in the title-winning defeat of England.
Evan Ferguson
The Brighton star became the youngest Irish player to score a hat-trick in the English Premier League.
Eve McMahon
The Irish Sailor of the Year won gold at the U21 World Championships in Morocco.
Elizabeth Ndudi
The long jumper became the first Irish athlete to win a field event gold medal at European U20 Championships.
Nick Griggs
The Tyrone teenager won a 3,000m silver medal at the European U20 Track Championships.
Róisín Ní Riain
The Limerick swimmer won World gold and silver medals at the World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester in July.
The Young Sportsperson of the Year award was first presented in 2017 and the winners since that inaugural presentation have been:
2022 – Rhasidat Adeleke
2021 – Gavin Bazunu
2020 – Oisín O’Callaghan
2019 – Rhys McClenaghan
2018 – Rhys McClenaghan
2017 – Mona McSharry
