I mentioned last week that future Villan Enda Stevens had been nominated for the 2011 PFAI Player of the Year Award and I’m pleased to let you know that he was named the winner in Dublin last night. Not only that, but Richard Dunne also scooped the Irish Overseas Player of the Year.

Dunne and Shay Given are currently with the Irish national side midway through their two-legged play-off tie against Estonia for a place in Euro 2012. Estonia head to Dublin for the return leg next week trailing 4-0 after finishing with nine men in Tallinn last Friday.

Stevens has been involved with the Irish Under-21s recently, although he wasn’t named in the 18 man squad for the U21 Euro 2013 qualifier against Liechtenstein on Monday.