It's been a busy weekend for Aaron Gillane and his partner Róisín Ambrose.

Gillane was named the Hurler of the Year at the PwC GAA/GPA All-Star awards banquet on Friday night and attended the LGFA's TG4 All-Star awards with his girlfriend, who plays for the Limerick footballers, on Saturday.

The couple were all smiles as they posed for photos on both evenings, with Gillane becoming the third consecutive Patrickswell player to be named the Hurler of the Year after Diarmaid Byrnes (2022) and Cian Lynch (2021).

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Ambrose was nominated for the Junior Players’ Player of the Year award, which was won by Natasha Ferris of Down.

After picking up his fifth All Star, the 27-year-old backed John Kiely’s men to come back as hungry as ever next year.

He said: “I think it would be a waste of time going back if you weren't as hungry next year as we've been previously.

“Of course I’m confident (the team will be hungry next year).

Aaron Gillane of Limerick and Róisín Ambrose
Aaron Gillane of Limerick and Róisín Ambrose at the PwC GAA/GPA All-Star award banquet on Friday

“The last couple of years we've been in a privileged position to be the title-holders going into a new year.

“We've kind of gotten used to it since maybe 2018 when the question was would we be able to back it up and win another one.

“Then it became can they back it up and win two in a row, three in a row, four in a row.

“We know that narrative is out there and we're not going to shy away from it.

“One thing definitely is that it's not going to hinder our training.

“We're still going to go out and work as hard as we possibly can and try to get ourselves in the best possible condition to go out and represent Limerick next year.

“We just want to be the best team that we all can be for each other.”

Limerick's Aaron Gillane celebrates scoring his side’s second goal
Limerick's Aaron Gillane

He added: “The one thing I always say is the harder you work the more luck you get, and thankfully that kicked for us at times and we needed it to.

“They (All-Ireland titles) all mean a massive amount to absolutely everyone.

“One thing I can guarantee you is that you do not get sick of winning anything.

“I suppose a good thing with winning is that it breeds its own motivation. You obviously want to train as hard as you can and work as hard as you can when you know you've a chance to win something again.

“That's our motto and that's what we stick to.”

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