Proud Lifford man and international football star Shay Given has been named Donegal Person of the Year for 2017.
The announcement took place in The Black Door Piano Bar on Harcourt Street in Dublin on Friday, and he will be inaugurated as the Donegal Person of the Year at a lavish gala on the 3rd of March at the Ballsbridge Hotel.
Shay says that he is delighted with the title, and vows to spend the next twelve months promoting his home county in any way he can.
“This is such a huge honour. I’ve always been so proud of my roots and my home county, my family, my friends and all of the wonderful people from Donegal,” he says.
Pictures by Dublin Donegal Association.
