Finalists announced for upcoming Offaly Community and Voluntary Group awards
Offaly County Council will host its Community and Voluntary Group Awards 2025 on Wednesday next, November 5, in Tullamore.
This initiative is designed to acknowledge the commitment of groups and organisations who participate in community and voluntary activities in the county and to recognise the significant impact their actions have on quality of life in their communities.
Finalists in each award category have been invited to an awards ceremony on the evening of November 5 in the Tullamore Court Hotel. Winners will be announced at the ceremony and will receive a bursary of €500 to use for their community work.
The council congratulated each of the groups who have been named finalists in the following categories:
Children & Youth Supports
Mucklagh Playground Committee
Gallen Ferbane Irish Girl Guides
Kilconfert GAA All Inclusive All Stars
Environment & Climate Action
Ballycumber Tidy Towns
Fivealley Development Group/ Fivealley Sustainable Energy Community (SEC)
Tullamore Lions Club
Health and Wellbeing
Dochas Offaly Cancer Support
Offaly Domestic Violence Support Service
Eglish Drumcullen Killyon Community Hub
Older People Supports
Mucklagh Community Centre
Kinnitty Active Retirement Group
North Offaly Community Development Network CLG
Culture & Heritage
Pollagh Heritage Group
Bracknagh Heritage Society
Clara Heritage Society
Lemanaghan Bog & Heritage Conservation Group
Sports
Daingean Canoe Club
Belmont GAA & Camogie Club
Naomh Mhuire Athletic Club Daingean
Equality & Social Inclusion
The Acorn Project
Laois Offaly families for Autism
Geashill for Ukraine
Arts & Culture
Birr Theatre & Arts Centre
Tradfest
The Kinnitty Players
Community Involvement
Killeigh Community Centre Development Association
Crinkill Tidy Villages
Order of Malta Birr