The 2020 Awards
The 2020 Volunteers in Sport Awards ceremony took place virtually in January 2021.
Mayo woman, Anne McHale, received nationwide recognition for her dedicated work with Ballina Braves Boys Basketball Club, as she was the winner of the overall ‘Outstanding Contribution Award’ at the virtual 2020 Federation of Irish Sport Volunteers in Sport awards, proudly supported by EBS Mortgage Masters.
The Outstanding Achievement award recognises a volunteer who has gone above and beyond in every manner and brought their sport to life for their local community in the face of any and all challenges. Recipient, Anne McHale, has dedicated her life to the sport of basketball and has inspired a whole club of up and coming young boys in the sport.
| COUNTY | NAME | SPORT | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Contribution Award | Ann McHale | Basketball | Ballina Braves Basketball Club (Mayo) |
| Antrim | Michael Close | Boxing | Ledley Hall Boys and Girls Club Trust |
| Armagh | Anne Forsythe | Motorcycling | North Armagh Motorcycle and Car Club |
| Carlow | Denis Shannon | Athletics | Tinryland Athletics Club |
| Cavan | Philip Galligan | GAA | St Patrick’s Arva GAA |
| Clare | Brid MacNamara | Camogie | Clare Camogie Board |
| Cork | Mary Haughney | Swimming | Sunday’s Well Swimming Club |
| Derry | Padraig Dougan | Cycling | Carn Wheelers Cycling Club |
| Donegal | Fergus McAteer | Soccer | Mulroy Soccer Academy |
| Down | William Martin | Badminton | Ulster Badminton |
| Dublin | Stella Downes | Cricket | Clontarf Cricket Club |
| Fermanagh | Derek Holland | Rowing | Enniskillen Royal Boat Club |
| Galway | Michael Mongan | Boxing | Olympic Boxing Club |
| Kerry | Selina O’Connor | GAA | Luane Rangers GAA |
| Kildare | Tom Egan | Canoeing | Salmon Leap Canoe Club |
| Kilkenny | David Denieffe | Athletics | Gowran Athletics Club |
| Laois | Mary Donohue | Camogie | Harps GAA |
| Leitrim | John Connolly | Athletics | Carrick-on-Shannon Athletics Club |
| Limerick | Emer Kenny | Camogie | Ahane Camogie Club |
| Longford | Jenny Mahon | Handball | Abbeylara Handball Club |
| Louth | Robert Nash | GAA/Soccer | Na Piarsaigh GFC and Bay FC |
| Mayo | Johnny Carey | Boxing | Geesala Boxing Club |
| Meath | Graham Hyland | Athletics | Cilles Athletics Club |
| Monaghan | Adam Grimes | GAA | Killanny Gearldines GFC |
| Offaly | Tomas Quinlan | Soccer | Moneygall Football Club |
| Roscommon | Aidan Farrell | Rugby | Creggs Rugby Club |
| Sligo | Veronica Murray | Special Olympics | Special Olympics Connacht |
| Tipperary | Pauline Nugent | Special Olympics | Ormond Special Olympics Club |
| Tyrone | Karen Ballantine | Golf | Newtownstewart Golf Club |
| Waterford | Hugh O’Brien Moran | Surfing | TBay Surf Club |
| Westmeath | Colm Walsh | Athletics | Mullingar Harriers Athletics Club |
| Wexford | Liam Rossiter | Soccer | New Ross Town Football Club |
| Wicklow | Conor Woods | Tennis | Greystones Lawn Tennis Club |
Anne McHale
Outstanding Achievement Award
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