INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS HONOURED FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS AND SELFLESS DEDICATION
THE deserving winners of the second Fermoy Areas Sports and Community Awards 2015/2016 have been unveiled and will be presented with their wards at a gala bash in the Corrin Events Centre on Saturday, November 12.
Sponsored by the McCarthy Insurance Group, Fermoy Credit Union and the AIB, the awards acknowledge those individuals and groups whose work and achievements have made a significant impact on the local community.
Pat Morrissey, marketing officer with the Fermoy Credit Union, said the initiative, revived from the ashes of the former Fermoy Sports Awards, had generated huge interest within the local community.
“That was very much evident through the incredibly high standard of nominations, which highlighted the amazing people whose hard work and selfless dedication make the Fermoy area such a great place to live and work in,” said Mr Morrissey.
The judging panel of Batt Arnold from TVM, Evening Echo editor Maurice Gubbins and Corkman reporter Bill Browne were handed the almost impossible job of selecting the category winners.
Mr Morrissey said that given the exceptionally high standard of entry, he did not envy their task.
“The panel had quite a job to do in sorting through the nominations and choosing the category winners and I think they did a magnificent job. There was a great spread of winners from across the sporting and community fields,” he said.
“It was our wish to see the efforts of these wonderful individuals and groups, which quite often go unnoticed, recognised and publicly acknowledged. I think people will agree that each of the recipients are thoroughly deserving of their accolades,” said Mr Morrissey.
Tickets for the gala bash on November 12 are available from Noel Barnes (086 384 9698) and Joe Slattery (086 820 7368), priced at €40.
“The tickets are selling quickly, so my advice to people would be to get theirs straight way to avoid the disappointment of missing what promises to be a truly fantastic night,” said Mr Morrissey.