"The girl is the best I've seen, in anything. In her approach, her attitude, her personality, her demeanor, her support for her teammates, her support for her club - she does a huge amount of work with the little girls in De La Salle as well. Easy to coach, eager to learn; you could a 300-page book on how good Beth Carton is and you'd need more pages. You could throw it across the county and everyone would agree. I would find it very difficult to find any word that would be negative about her and I mean that from the bottom of my heart. An incredible athlete...a good pal, she's a gem and she's ours. We talk about the Limerick hurlers - and they're pretty good - Beth is up there with them. I would sit down on an open mic debate with anyone on this one and challenge them that our Beth Carton is one of the best...the best, I don't know." - Former Waterford Camogie Manager Sean Power on Beth Carton.
For the first time in her career, Waterford's Beth Carton has been named senior camogie player of the year.
It comes after a season where Carton was the driving force behind Waterford's success as they reached the All-Ireland final for the first time in 78 years.
Carton shot an eye-watering 6 goals and 121 points in 13 games this season, securing a fourth All-Star award in the process.
She beat out stiff competition to claim the top honours on the night, with Cork pair Saoirse McCarthy and Amy O Connor both missing out. O'Connor was the star of the All-Ireland final scoring a hattrick of goals to break Waterford hearts, while McCarthy was the heartbeat of all things good in the Cork midfield in 2023.
In Croke Park on Saturday night, Camogie Association Uachtarán Hilda Breslin said; “2023 has been an extraordinary year, and we are delighted to pay tribute to the outstanding achievements and exceptional talent of our players. Huge congratulations to all our nominees and winners who have demonstrated unparalleled commitment and immense contribution to our wonderful sport."
"We proudly celebrated a record-breaking year for camogie, with over 30,000 ardent supporters in attendance at our All-Ireland Championship Finals in Croke Park. This milestone further amplifies the recognition of our talented players deserve."
"I extend my heartfelt appreciation to our esteemed sponsors, PwC, for their steadfast commitment to the awards and for hosting a truly spectacular celebration in honour of our remarkable players.”
2023 PwC All-Star Winners:
- Amy Lee (Cork)
- Vikki Falconer (Waterford)
- Libby Coppinger (Cork)
- Róisín Black (Galway)
- Karen Kennedy (Tipperary)
- Laura Treacy (Cork)
- Meabh Cahalane (Cork)
- Saoirse McCarthy (Cork)
- Lorraine Bray (Waterford)
- Hannah Looney (Cork)
- Beth Carton (Waterford)
- Denise Gaule (Kilkenny)
- Amy O’Connor (Cork)
- Katrina Mackey (Cork)
- Cáit Devane (Tipperary)
