The nominees for the RTÉ Sport Young Sportsperson of the Year have been revealed.
This Saturday at the earlier time of 8.05pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player, Joanne Cantwell, Darragh Maloney and David Gillick will present the RTÉ Sport Awards 2025 from Studio 4 in RTÉ.
The awards being handed out on the night in front of an audience of Irish sports stars include RTÉ Sport Sportsperson of the Year, RTÉ Sport Team of the Year, RTÉ Sport Manager of the Year and the prize for the young sport start of 2025.
The nominees for the RTÉ Sport Young Sportsperson of the Year are:
Alex Dunne
Became the first Irish driver to win an F2 race, winning in Bahrain and Italy.
Conor Kelly
Crowned best Under-20 400 metres runner in Europe by winning gold at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Finland.
John Shortt
Gold medallist in the 200m backstroke at the European Short-Course Championships and double gold at the World Junior Championships in both the 100m and 200m backstroke.
Michael Noonan
Youngest ever scorer of a UEFA Conference League goal, finding the net for Shamrock Rovers v Molde at the age of 16, as well as helping the Hoops to a Premier Division and FAI Cup double.
Patsy Joyce
Won World Boxing bronze at 55kg weight at the World Championships in Liverpool
Róisín Ní Ríain
A hat-trick of silver medal at the World Para Swimming Championships plus two further bronze medals.
Sean Butterly
Winner of a gold medal in the Junior Men’s K1 at the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Hungary.
Watch the RTÉ Sport Awards on Saturday from 8.05pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player. Follow a live blog on the RTÉ News App and on rte.ie/sport