irish sportsperson ( from the island of ireland ) has won rte sports person of the year five times.
who has won rte sports person of the year five times?
irish sportsperson ( from the island of ireland
three people have won the award multiple times: athlete sonia o'sullivan won the award five times, including a record three successive awards, and golfers pádraig harrington, with three wins, and rory mcilroy, who won it twice. the oldest recipient of the award is christy o'connor jnr, who won in 1989 aged 41. rory mcilroy, who first won in 2011, aged 22, is the youngest winner. ten sporting disciplines have been represented; golf has the highest representation, with seven recipients.
rté sports person of the year
bullet::::- rte sports awards





























in december seamus callanan was nominated for the 2016 rté sports person of the year award.





























bullet::::- munster gaa awards





























on 10 december michael ryan was presented with the munster gaa manager of the year award. john mcgrath won the senior hurler of the year award.





























section::::2017 season.





























on 28 november 2016, pádraic maher was named as the new captain of the tipperary senior hurling team.





























section::::retirements.





























on 25 october 2016, conor o'brien announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.
2016 tipperary senior hurling team season