Since the late 1990's, the IFDA have sought to recognise the ultimate players who have excelled either on the pitch as players, or off the pitch through their contribution to the growth and development of the sport in Ireland.
As the sport continues to grow and change, it is important that we not forget what and who have gone before us. Where it not for their endevours and contributions, the current generation of Irish ultimate players may never had the chance to play.
| Year |
Category |
Winner |
| 2007
|
|
Player of the Year (Male) |
Cian O'Morain |
| |
Player of the Year (Female) |
Laura McGrath |
| |
Most Spirited Player (Male) |
Dave Mistear |
| |
Most Spirited Player (Female) |
Linda Barry |
| |
Rookie of the Year (Male) |
Ian French |
| |
Rookie of the Year (Female) |
Heather Barry |
| |
Growth of Irish Ultimate |
Mark Earley |
| |
Tournament of the Year |
Cork Open |
| |
Club of the Year |
Captain Drinking Binge |
| |
Dublin Tournament |
Mixed Veg |
| 2006
|
|
Player of the Year (Male) |
Cian O'Morain |
| |
Player of the Year (Female) |
Fiona McDonald |
| |
Most Spirited Player (Male) |
Seamus Murray |
| |
Most Spirited Player (Female) |
Fiona McDonald |
| |
Most Improved Player (Male) |
Tommy O'Connell |
| |
Most Improved Player (Female) |
Andrea Fagan & Ciara Fitzpatrick |
| |
Rookie of the Year (Male) |
Cormac Glynn |
| |
Rookie of the Year (Female) |
Finola Shannon |
| |
Growth of Irish Ultimate |
Mark Earley |
| |
Tournament of the Year |
DUB 06 |
| |
Club of the Year |
Trinity |
| |
Dublin Tournament |
Achrington Stanley |
| |
Breakout Season (Male) |
Tommy O'Connell |
| |
Breakout Season (Female) |
Andrea Fagan |
| |
Moment of the Year |
UCD v TCD Intervarsity final |
| |
Character of the Year |
Enda 'The Hag' Naughton |
| 2005
|
|
Player of the Year (Male) |
Cian O'Morain |
| |
Player of the Year (Female) |
Yvonne Halpin |
| |
Most Spirited Player (Male) |
Tadhg Healey |
| |
Most Spirited Player (Female) |
Fiona McDonald |
| |
Most Improved Player (Male) |
Rory Kavanagh |
| |
Most Improved Player (Female) |
Laura McGrath |
| |
Rookie of the Year (Male) |
Enda Naughton |
| |
Rookie of the Year (Female) |
Laura McGrath |
| |
Growth of Irish Ultimate |
Chris Fite-Wasilak |
| |
Tournament of the Year |
DUB 05 |
| |
Club of the Year |
Chilli-O & Paddy Murphy |
| |
Dublin Tournament |
Princess Layout |
| |
Breakout Season (Male) |
Col Pitt |
| |
Breakout Season (Female) |
Liz Schaffalitzky |
| |
Moment of the Year |
MAC beating Nice Bristols at Tour 4 |
| 2004
|
|
Player of the Year (Male) |
Tadhg Healy |
| |
Player of the Year (Female) |
Claire McKeever |
| |
Most Spirited Player |
Al Murray, Steve MacDevitt, Brian MacDevitt & Chris Fite-Wasilak |
| |
Rookie of the Year |
David 'Bob' Girvan |
| |
Lifetime achievement |
Simon Cocking |
| |
Dublin Tournament |
Princess Layout |
| 2003
|
|
Player of the Year (Male) |
JD Coakley |
| |
Player of the Year (Female) |
Yvonne Halpin |
| |
Most Spirited Player |
Mark Earley |
| |
Rookie of the Year |
Simon Balfe |
| |
Dublin Tournament |
Leeds Jedi |
| 2002
|
|
Player of the Year |
Brian MacDevitt |
| |
Most Spirited Player |
Mike O'Meara |
| |
Most Improved Player |
Mark Earley |
| |
Best Student (Male) |
Oisin Flanagan |
| |
Best Student (Female) |
Sparky Booker |
| |
Rookie of the Year |
Rob Kiely |
| |
Dublin Tournament |
Chaos Theory |
| |
Funniest moment |
Dec Breslin for spinning the disc on his finger before walking out the back of the endzone |
| |
Most Dis-Improved |
John Staunton |
| 2000
|
|
Player of the Year (Female) |
Heather Killian |
| |
Best Irish Player |
Declan Moore |
| |
Best Non-Irish Player |
Brian Good |
| |
Most Spirited Player |
Brian Good |
| |
Most Improved Player |
Brian MacDevitt |
| |
Best Student (Male) |
Declan Breslin |
| |
Best Student (Female) |
Naomi Lavan |
| |
Rookie of the Year |
Oisin Flanagan |
| |
Dublin Tournament |
Foreign Tongue |
| 1999
|
|
Player of the Year (Female) |
Heather Killian |
| |
Best Irish Player |
Gareth McFeely |
| |
Best Non-Irish Player |
Ryan |
| |
Most Spirited Player |
Jamie Cross, Pierre Cormier & Brian Good |
| |
Most Improved Player |
Declan Breslin |
| |
Lifetime achievement |
Jo Faulkner |
| |
Lifetime achievement |
Raymond Feely |
| |
Lifetime achievement |
Peter Bennison |
| |
Dublin Tournament |
Mild Manored Janitors |
