Three Ulster players finish at the top end of scorers’ chart

ANTRIM’S Maria O’Neill has been pipped by Dublin’s Hannah Tyrrell for the ZuCar Golden Boot award for 2025 – the prize on offer for the leading scorer in the TG4 All-Ireland Championships.

Tyrrell’s final tally of 6-28 (46 points) saw her finish three points clear of Antrim’s Maria O’Neill (8-19 – 43 points).

Tyrrell (34), from the Na Fianna club, landed five points (including three frees) in last Sunday’s TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship final victory over Meath at Croke Park, after which she announced her retirement from inter-county football.

And that match haul was good enough to hold off the challenge of O’Neill, who scored 0-3 in Antrim’s Junior final defeat against Louth.

The remainder of the top five is completed by players from Louth, Tyrone and Fermanagh.

Louth’s Kate Flood finished in third place and following the Wee County’s Junior Championship final win against Antrim, the long-serving forward also confirmed her retirement from the inter-county game.

Another winner from last Sunday, Tyrone’s Aoife Horisk, finished in fourth position, with 2024 ZuCar Golden Boot winner, Fermanagh’s Eimear Smyth, in fifth.

Tyrrell will receive her award in the coming weeks, along with the winner of the 2025 ZuCar Golden Glove award, which will acknowledge goalkeeping excellence during the TG4 All-Ireland Championships.

Details on how you can vote for your ZuCar Golden Glove winner will be revealed soon.

ZuCar Golden Boot – Top 5

Hannah Tyrrell (Dublin) – 6-28 (46)

Maria O’Neill (Antrim) – 8-19 (43)

Kate Flood (Louth) – 3-28 (37)

Aoife Horisk (Tyrone) – 4-25 (37)

Eimear Smyth (Fermanagh) – 4-22 (34)