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Down County P.R.O Paul Rooney and his editorial team were one of the deserved winners of the GAA's 2012 McNamee Awards for the Best 2012 Programme.
The Programme in question was the Down Senior Football Championship Programme in October 2012. The programme containing 72 pages, made great use of photography throughout, had an interview with the 2012 Maiden of the Mournes Anna Gonzales who talked about what Scor meant to her, an article on the Mayobridge Band, interview with Legend Benny Coulter and not forgetting a down memory lane article on the Down Cork All Ireland Minor Final of 1977.
A GAA spokesperson added "An immense amount of credit must go to Down County Board PRO Paul Rooney and his editorial team whose obvious attention to detail at planning stage, along with strong adherence to design, resulted in a very easy-to-read, accurate and comprehensive publication that is not just a great source of match-day and county related information but a fine memento of the day."
The Awards, the GAA National Communication and Media Awards are named after the late Pádraig McNamee, former President of the GAA, Chairman of the GAA Commission (1969-1971) and member of RTÉ authority. They are presented annually in recognition of outstanding contributions made by individuals and Association units in the area of media and communications.
Adding his congratulations Down supporters club chairman Seamus McClean said "The 72 page full colour programme which was full of statistics, player profiles and lots of past history was a real collector’s item. He started working on the Allianz league programmes in 2005 which he puts a lot effort into and this year he produced the Cork and Mayo home programmes in six days which is almost impossible. This honour is well deserved."
