Meet the nominees in the running for the 2016 West Cork Sports Star of the Year Award

BY KIERAN McCARTHY

THE 2016 Celtic Ross West Cork Sports Star of the Year will be named this Saturday at a gala awards night in the Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery.

These prestigious local sports awards honour West Cork's finest athletes and as 2016 was a particularly successful year for local sportspeople, the list of contenders for the overall award is a real who's who of local, national and international sport.

Here who's in the running for the overall award. Enjoy.

Stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter pages on Saturday night for regular updates from the awards.