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Please note these are nominated sportspeople with trophies and not winners of them at the time of photographing.

21 December 2014; Dundalk FC players and manager from left, Chris Shields, Stephen Kenny, manager, Stephen O'Donnell, Andy Boyle and Brian Gartland. The team was nominated for the Sport Team of the Year award, at the RTÉ Sports Awards 2014. RTÉ Studios, Donnybrook, Dublin. Picture credit: David Maher / SPORTSFILE