Write a commentNewry, Mourne and Down District Council in association with the Sports Association Newry, Down and South Armagh (SANDSA) has announced the finalists of their inaugural sports awards.
The winners of the NMD Sports Awards in association with SANDSA will be unveiled at the Canal Court Hotel, Newry Thursday 7 March 2019.
Tickets for the gala dinner and award ceremony are now on sale.
Speaking about the event, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairman, Councillor Mark Murnin said, “I am delighted that this new sports award will recognise the considerable achievement of individual sports people, clubs and all those whose efforts deliver sporting experiences and success in our district.”
The 13 categories within the awards recognise the achievements of the district’s sporting stars as well as the efforts of coaches, volunteers, mentors, teachers, and parents that support sporting endeavour throughout the area.
Shortlisted Finalists
Junior Club Team of the Year 2018
Killeavy Ladies Gaelic Football under 16 Team
Warrenpoint Golf Club, Irish Junior Foursomes
Down Netball under 14 Team
Senior Club Team of the Year 2018
The Ballynahinch Rugby Football Club 1st XV (Fifteen)
St Mary’s Burren
Kilkeel Hockey Club
Sportsperson/Team of the Year with a Disability 2018
Peadar Connolly - Sportability
Martin Cunningham – Kazoku Karate
Clanrye Football Team
Life-Time Services to Sport:
Gerard Magorrian – St John’s Gaelic Athletic Club
Joe Quinn – East Down Athletics Club
Oliver McGauley – Newry & Bessbrook Angling Association
Young Sport Volunteer of the Year 2018:
Megan McTeer – Downpatrick School of Lifesaving
Aaron Donnell – Ballynahinch Hockey Club
Rebecca McCann – Castlewellan Park Run
Senior Sport Volunteer of the Year 2018:
Aine Crilly – Down Ladies Gaelic Football
John Cookson, Glenn John Martin GAA
Sinead Reel – Silverbridge Harps GAA
Disability Coach of the Year 2018:
George Moffet – Clanrye Football Club
Yvonne Smyth – Downpatrick School of Lifesaving
Esther King – Newry City Special Olympics
Young Technical Official of the Year 2018:
Claire Morrissey – The Trampoline Network
Adam Brown – Killyleagh Table Tennis Club
Young Club Coach of the Year 2018:
Jessica Hassan – Mourne Gymnastics Club
Stacie Cunningham – Newcastle Karate Club
Claire Morrissey – The Trampoline Network
Senior Performance Pathway Coach of the Year 2018:
Cathal Roger – Glenn John Martin GAC
Natalie Reilly – Down Netball Club
Cathal Fegan - Taekwondo
Junior Sportsperson of the Year 2018:
Reuben Reilly – Tir Na Nog Trampoline Club
Tomás McKeever – CF Taekwondo
Lauren Madine – East Down Athletic Club
Senior Sportsperson of the Year 2018:
Aoife Loye – CF Taekwondo
Graham Ochiltree – Martial Arts, The Bryansford Academy
Emma McQuaid – Cross Fit/Weightlifting
Senior Technical Official of the Year 2018:
Helen McKee – Newry City Special Olympic Club
Tickets for the NMD Sports Awards Gala Dinner are available online at www.newrymournedown.org
