Fiona McHale is feted with Player of the Month accolade

MAYO’S Fiona McHale is the Croke Park Hotel Player of the Month award winner for December.

The individual accolade for 30-year-old McHale rounds off a memorable year for the dynamic midfielder.

McHale was outstanding in Carnacon’s march to a sixth All-Ireland senior club title, producing a string of eye-catching displays.

McHale, a 2016 All-Star recipient, was player-of-the-match in the Connacht club final replay victory over Galway’s Kilkerrin-Clonberne and she shone in the All-Ireland series that followed.

McHale scored 1-2 as Carnacon accounted for Tyrone’s St Macartan’s at the semi-final stage, before delivering another player-of-the-match display in the final against Cork opponents Mourneabbey earlier this month.

McHale was also a key member of the Mayo team that contested the TG4 All-Ireland senior final against Dublin at Croke Park in September.