CONGRATULATIONS to Loughinisland GAC’s Niall Flynn who has been shortlisted for the Young Sport Volunteer of the Year award in the local council’s sports awards which will take place in Newcastle next Thursday night.
Niall is one of the club’s young coaches and volunteers and this is due recognition for contribution to the club in recent years.
Club members are invited to attend and support Niall in the Slieve Donard Resort and Spa on the night. Broadcaster and journalist Claire McCollum will compere the event and Liverpool legend Bruce Grobbelaar will be guest speaker. Surely it will be a night not be be missed for Kopites to hear tales from the goalkeeper during the club’s glory years in the 1980s.
Anyone from the club wishing to attend please contact Seamus Fay or Gerry Morgan. Tickets are priced at £25 and will include food and refreshments. Alternatively, buy your tickets online at https://www.newrymournedown.org/nmd-sports-awards-2020
The finalists for the NMD Sports Awards in association with SANDSA are:
Junior Club Team of the Year
• Sacred Heart School – Netball
• St Colman’s College – Gaelic Football
• Warrenpoint Golf Club – Golf
Senior Club Team of the Year
• The Ballynahinch Rugby Football Club 1st XV (Fifteen)
• Down Netball Team
• Kilcoo Gaelic Football Club
Sportsperson or Team of the Year with a Disability
• Megan McElheron – Equestrian
• Down Special Olympics Club – Bocce
• Sportability Swimming Club
Disability Coach of the Year
• Francie Craven – Newry Sportability Trampolining Club
• Elaine Cole – Newry & District Gateway Club – Football
• Clare Murtagh – Saddle & Reins
• John Cunningham – Newry & District Gateway Club – Football
Young Sport Volunteer of the Year
(Kindly sponsored by Pheonix Natural Gas)
• Dearbhal Quinn – Newry Sportability Swimming Club
• Niall Flynn – Loughinisland Gaelic Football Club
• Chloe O’Hare – St Mary’s High School, Newry Netball/Athletics
• Abbey Ferris – Midway United Football Club
Sport Volunteer of the Year
• Bernard Robb – Saddle & Reins
• Pat McGivern – Midway United Football Club
• Sean McCreesh – Belleeks Gaelic Football Club
Technical Official of the Year
• Ryan Kelly – Ardglass Gaelic Football Club
• Tommy Deegan – Newcastle League Football
• Rodney Kimberley – Carnbane League Football
Coach of the Year
• Natalie Reilly – Down Netball Club
• Cushla Connor – Newry Gymnastics Club
• Joseph Ferris – Savat NI – Martial Arts
Junior Sportsperson of the Year
• Oisin O’Hare – Carrickcruppen St Patrick’s Gaelic Football Club
• Reuben Reilly – Tir Na nOg – Trampoline
• Aislinn McMahon – Crossmaglen Rangers Gaelic Football Club
• Lauren Madine – East Down Athletics Club
Senior Sportsperson of the Year
• Zak Hanna – Newcastle Athletics Club
• Kate O’Connor – Irish National Team Athletics/Heptathlon
• Cailiosa Ni Dhuill – St Paul’s High School – Netball
• Hanna Quinn – St Paul’s High School – Netball
Lifetime Services to Sport
• David Workman – Ballynahinch Rugby Club
• Willie McCracken – Newry City Runners
• Kathleen Heenan – Newcastle Harbour Swimmers
• Trevor McConnell – Ballyvea Football Club
