Duffy, McClean and Randolph to battle it out as FAI International Award nominees announced
The 2017 'Three' FAI International Award nominees have been announced with Shane Duffy, James McClean and Darren Randolph set to battle it out for the Senior International Player of the Year gong, .
The awards will take place on March 18 and will be broadcast live RTÉ.
The late Jimmy Magee is set to be posthumously honoured on the night with a Special Merit award.
The commentator passed away in September 2017 and was regarded by many as the voice of Irish sport having commentated at 11 Olympic Games and 12 World Cups.
Elsewhere, Megan Campbell, Denise O'Sullivan and Harriet Scott will compete for the Senior Women's International Player of the Year award while Cyrus Christie, Shane Duffy and Callum O'Dowda are all nominated for Young International Player of the Year.
James McClean is nominated twice in the Goal of the Year category for his strikes against Uruguay and Wales and he will be up against Jonathan Walters' strike against Austria.
League of Ireland champions Cork City have two players nominated in the SSE Airtricity League Player of the Year award with Sean Maguire and Conor McCormack up against Dundalk's Patrick McEleney.
The Hall of Fame and International Personality awards are to be announced on the night.
The list of nominees in full is:
Shane Duffy
James McClean
Darren Randolph
Megan Campbell
Denise O'Sullivan
Harriet Scott
Cyrus Christie
Shane Duffy
Callum O'Dowda
James McClean v Uruguay
James McClean v Wales
Jonathan Walters v Austria
Harry Charsley
Josh Cullen
Olamide Shodipo
Zachary Elbouzedi
Jayson Molumby
Declan Rice
Niamh Farrelly
Alex Kavanagh
Lucy McCartan
Aaron Bolger
Aaron Connolly
Adam Idah
Sadhbh Doyle
Heather Payne
Tiegan Ruddy
Barry Coffey
Jason Knight
Max Murphy
Amy Boyle Carr
Aoife Slattery
Emily Whelan
Seamas Keogh
Sean Kennedy
Troy Parrott
Eoin Hayes (Newmarket Celtic)
Chris Higgins (St Michael's)
David Joyce (Clonmel Celtic)
Jimmy Bradley (Cockhill Celtic)
Brian Fitzgerald (Cobh Wanderers)
Aidan Roche (Liffey Wanderers)
Sean McLoughlin (UCC)
Daire O'Connor (UCD)
Ross Then (DCU)
Shane Blaney (St Eunan's College, Letterkenny)
Neil Farrugia (St Andrew's College, Blackrock)
John Martin (Presentation De La Salle, Bagenalstown)
David Bissett (Homeless World Cup squad)
Gary Hoey (Amputee squad)
Gary Messitt (Cerebral Palsy squad)
Sean Maguire (Cork City)
Conor McCormack (Cork City)
Patrick McEleney (Dundalk)
Jimmy Magee
