This article is from page 65 of the 2011-03-08 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 65 JPG
CLARE FM were one of the recipients at The Camogie Association Media Awards at Croke Park on Saturday night, with Clare FM’s Sports Editor Kevin McGillicuddy picking up the award for Best Local Radio. President of the Camogie Association Joan O’Flynn, Group Head of RTÉ Sport, Ryle Nugent, and Lily Dunne, wife of the late Mick Dunne, presented the awards to eight recipients who were acknowledged for their outstanding work promoting and publicising camogie.
In her address, President Joan O’Flynn emphasised the importance of highlighting those who are promoting the game.
“The Camogie Association and RTÉ Mick Dunne Memorial Awards are an important event on the camogie calendar each year. The awards are hugely important in recognising the enormous contribution that regional and national press and association members make to the promotion of our game. Tonight, we honour the outstanding work of those who are here to receive awards and acknowledge the fantastic work they do to further boost the profile of camogie. On this night, the eve of our All-Ireland club finals, the Camogie Association is delighted to celebrate the achievements of those, who work so tirelessly off the pitch publicising, all of the action on it.”
Clare Camogie Chairperson Orla Considine expressed her delight in this recognition of Clare FM for their coverage of Camogie in the county, whilst adding that Clare were to the fore in the publicity they receive from local media. The full list of winners were: Clare FM(Local Radio); the Offaly Express (Provincial Newspaper); Dublin Camogie Board (Website):Armagh County Camogie Board (Match Programme); Barbara Ryan (PROof theYear); Caroline Quinn (Photograph of theYear);“I Gotta Feeling” by Dean Goodison; (PublishedWork) Irish Examiner (National Coverage of Camogie). Cla r e v Cor k @ Fr Mur phy Memor ia l Pa r k, Newma r ket -on-Fer gus, Sunday 1pm