2015 VOLUNTEER IRELAND AWARDS
Matt Cullen Named Volunteer of the Year
At the 2015 Volunteer Ireland Awards, Volunteer Ireland was delighted to announce that Matt Cullen from Swords Tidy Towns was the recipient of the Christine Buckley Volunteer of the Year Award 2015. Read the inspiring stories of all the shortlisted volunteers below.
10 Category Awardees were also announced at the gala Volunteer Ireland Awards Ceremony on December 2nd at Dublin City Hall.
Many thanks to all those who nominated a volunteer for the Volunteer Ireland Awards 2015. Every nominee for the Volunteer Ireland Awards 2015 received a special ‘thank you’ card in recognition of their contribution to volunteering.
2015 Nominees
Animals and Environment
Mel Robinson
Seal Rescue Ireland
(Category Winner)
John Kearney
West Cork Underwater Search and Recovery Team
Matt Cullen
Swords, Co. Dublin
Arts, Culture and Media
Ronan Loughney
Blue Teapot Theatre Company
(Category Winner)
Jennifer Kavanagh
The Arklow Marine & Heritage Committee
Paula McCaul
Laragh Heritage
Campaigning and Awareness Raising
Eimear Tynan and Patricia Larkin
Breakthrough Cancer Research
(Category Winner)
Carmel McDonnell Byrne
Aislinn Education and Support Centre
Margaret Mullet
Irish Haemochromatosis Association
Children and Youth
David Murtagh
Brú Youth Service
(Category Winner)
Catherine Waldock
Scouting Ireland
John O’Connor
Solas Project
Community
Mike Mulholland
Corbett Suicide Prevention Control
(Category Winner)
Frank Byrne
Oxfam and Holy Redeemer Church
Terry Kavanagh
Roundwood Community Council
Education and Training (2008 – 2015)
Amr Dawood
Enactus TCD
(Category Winner)
Brendan Cleary
Finglas Credit Union
Paula Galvin
iVosta
Emergency and Ambulance Services (new for 2016)
No nominees.
Health and Disability
Barry Foley
Ability West
(Category Winner)
Frank Downes
Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind
Marie Cahill
Galway Parkinsons
International Development (2008 – 2015)
Ann Coleman
Adi Roche’s Chernobyl Children International
(Category Winner)
Amir Davis
Amir Public School
Lucie Nagle
Hope Foundation
Social Work
Hilary Sharpe
Arklow Community Resource Centre
(Category Winner)
Brenda O’Donnell
Swan Family Support Centre
Catherine Dooley
Crosscare
Sports and Recreation
Paul Garrigan
Baltinglass GAA
(Category Winner)
Martin Dolan
Ferbane GAA Club
Michael Donohue
Newbridge Community Games
