The 48th Texaco Sportstars Awards, November 2005, Dublin
WHO WILL WIN THIS YEAR’S TEXACO SPORTSTARS AWARDS?
Speculation has begun as to who will win this year’s ten Texaco Sportstars Awards.
The shortlist of twenty sports from which this year’s winners will be selected was announced today. Chosen by a panel of national sports editors who decide who the recipients will be, the 2005 list includes:
Gaelic Football; Hurling; Soccer; Horse Racing; Boxing; Rugby; Athletics; Camogie; Ladies Football; Rowing; Bowling; Snooker; Sailing; Golf; Cycling; Equestrian Sport; Greyhound Racing; Cricket; Motor Sport and Hockey.
This is the 48th year of the Texaco Sportstars Awards and the winners to whom awards will be presented this year will be announced in three weeks time. This announcement will be followed by an awards ceremony which takes place on November 30th and at which An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern TD will officiate.
Also presented on that evening will be the Texaco Hall of Fame Award, which is given to a prominent sports personality from the past, and the Texaco Special Achievement Award which is awarded annually to a person who has made a valuable contribution to Irish sport but who would not normally be considered for a Texaco Sportstar Award. The winners of these two awards will be announced later on this month.
Commenting, Texaco Country Chairman, Paul Martin said ‘this year marks the beginning of the build-up to the 50th anniversary of the Texaco Sportstars awards which takes place in 2007. For that reason, our efforts will be concentrated on promoting the event as the original and most prestigious sports awards scheme in Ireland.’
‘To put it simply, our focus will be on projecting the Texaco Sportstar award as the one which every sports person likes to have in his or her trophy cabinet’ Mr. Martin said.
Issued: Wednesday, 2nd November 2005
