Armagh's Jarlath Og Burns named first-time All-Star wing-back in 2026 PwC GAA/GPA Football Team of the Year
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Armagh footballer Jarlath Og Burns has become the first player from Silverbridge Harps club to be named an All-Star, capping a milestone year for the talented wing-back.
Armagh footballer Jarlath “Jarly” Og Burns has enjoyed a milestone year, capped by his selection as a first-time All-Star wing-back on the 2026 PwC GAA/GPA Football Team of the Year. Representing Silverbridge Harps club, Burns was a foundational part of Armagh’s defensive and midfield transition. He featured in every single league and championship match this season.
Known for his lung-bursting runs forward from the wing-half back line, he clocked up 24 total points over the course of the season. One of his defining moments was a standout, Man of the Match performance against Down. His father is Jarlath Burns, the former 1999 Armagh provisional championship-winning captain and the current GAA President.
This marks a historic first for their home club, Silverbridge, to celebrate an All-Star recipient. To avoid any conflict of interest, the GAA President explicitly stepped out of the selection room when his son’s All-Star nomination was being debated by the committee.
The President said, “An incredible football season that was crammed full of memorable twists and turns has a legacy in this All-Star football team, one that reflects just how competitive our game is now. Mayo have their season rightly rewarded and with eight counties represented and 11 first-time winners, there will be clubs all over Ireland that wake up and share in this fantastic news and feel that they have played a part in this success. It will be an extraordinary honour and privilege to be able to present my own club’s first-ever All-Star award to Jarly Og and Silverbridge. The All-Stars are the pinnacle in individual achievement, and we are enormously thankful to PwC for their continued support of this great institution in Irish sport.”
The 2026 All-Stars line-up is as follows: 1. Shane Murphy (Kerry), 2. Sam Cullinan (Mayo), 3. Jason Foley (Kerry), 4. Enda Hession (Mayo), 5. Ronan Wallace (Westmeath), 6. Dara McDonald (Louth), 7. Jarlath Og Burns (Armagh), 8. Conn Kilpatrick (Tyrone), 9. Jack Carney (Mayo), 10. Niall Scully (Dublin), 11. Ryan O’Donoghue (Mayo), 12. Stephen O’Hanlon (Monaghan), 13. Darragh Beirne (Mayo), 14. David Clifford (Kerry), 15. Kobe McDonald (Mayo).