John Egan and Denise O'Sullivan are the FAI's Player of the Year winners for 2020.
For the second year running, the annual awards have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic which has again forced the cancellation of the traditional presentation ceremony around these long running celebrations.
Fourteen categories were not considered due to a lack of games during the 2019/20 season following the outbreak of COVID-19.
The selections, made in consultation with a jury composed of Soccer Writers Ireland members, saw Egan pip Matt Doherty and Enda Stevens for the senior men's award.
O'Sullivan got the nod for the women's award for a second time, ahead of Ireland captain Katie McCabe and Diane Caldwell.
The Young Player of the Year Award goes to Dara O'Shea, after he broke into Stephen Kenny's senior team last year, and he pipped Jayson Molumby and Adam Idah.
The International Goal of the Year was given to Ellen Molloy for her cracking strike for the Ireland women's under-17s against Iceland, while Denise O'Sullivan (against Montenegro) and Edwin Agbaje (men's under-16s against Albania) made up the shortlist.
The under-21 award went to midfielder Jack Taylor ahead of Darragh Leahy and Joshua Kayode, while the SSE Airtricity League award for the 2020 season went to former Shamrock Rovers ace Jack Byrne, with his former Hoops colleague Roberto Lopes and Danny Grant (ex-Bohemians) also nominated.
Irish football legends John Giles and Paula Gorham have been inducted into the FAI's Hall of Fame and it is hoped they will be presented with their awards when Ireland host Portugal in a World Cup qualifier in November.
They are the centenary winners in the category, recognition for their unique contribution to the history of Irish football in the FAI's centenary year.
An Ireland captain and manager during his illustrious career, Giles is regarded as one of the greatest ambassadors of Irish football as he helped to transform the game as a player with 59 caps, as an international manager for seven years and as a driving force for change in the domestic game during his time as player-manager at Shamrock Rovers.
Part of the Dundalk Ladies team who played against Corinthians Nomads in a famous ground-breaking game in 1970, Gorham scored a hat-trick on her Ireland Women's Senior debut, the Irish team's first official game in 1973 away to Wales. She went on to earn several more caps.
The Special Merit Award goes to the late Liam Farrell, who sadly passed away in February. A founding member of the North Dublin Schoolboy League (NDSL) and Chairman of the Schools Football Association of Ireland (SFAI), Liam was a hugely influential figure in Irish football.
31st FAI International Football Awards
Men's Senior Player of the Year
John Egan
Women's Senior Player of the Year
Denise O’Sullivan
Young International Player of the Year
Dara O’Shea
International Goal of the Year
Ellen Molloy (Ireland Women's Under-17 v Iceland)
Under 21s Player of the Year
Jack Taylor
SSE Airtricity League Player of the Year
Jack Byrne
Special Merit
Liam Farrell (posthumously)
Hall of Fame
John Giles / Paula Gorham
