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KILLARNEY’S Daithi Casey was today honoured in Croke Park for his performance with his club Dr Crokes. A total of 11 camogie, football and hurling stars received accolades at the annual AIB Provincial Club Player Awards.

AIB, sponsor of both the GAA and Camogie Club Championships invited the players, their friends, family, GAA and Camogie representatives to celebrate their achievements at the lunch which was hosted by GAA broadcasting legend Des Cahill.

Voted for by national and regional sports media, the winning players were selected based on their overall performance throughout the 2016 provincial club season.

Casey’s penalty against Kilmurry-Ibrickane in the Munster quarter-final was key. To follow that up in the Munster final with a hat-trick to sink The Nire showed his class — breaking the Waterford side early and sending his Kerry team through to the AIB GAA Club Championship semis.

“It's a nice feeling to win the Munster Provincial Club Player of the Year for 2016, it's probably the first time I've ever received something like this so the recognition is great,” said Casey at the AIB Provincial Club Player Awards presentation in Croke Park.

“It's all down to the team though because I'm just a forward who has to be in the right place at the right time. I’m really looking forward to the All-Ireland Semi-Final now because we've been training well, and we've waited three years for another shot at this.”

Above: AIB presented Daithí Casey from Dr Crokes with the 2016 AIB Munster Club Footballer of the Year award as voted for by the Irish sports media. PICTURE: RAMSEY CARDY/SPORTSFILE