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Pride of Place award for Spraoi agus Spórt

written by Chris McNulty December 16, 2020
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SPRAOI agus Spórt were successful in winning the Pride of Place Award category 7 entitled Community Wellbeing Initiative. 

IPB Pride of Place Awards is an all island competition that recognises improvements made by local communities to create civic pride in their area.

Picture: The Community Wellbeing Award from the Pride of Place competition for 2020 being presented by the Chairman of Inishowen Municipal District, Cllr Albert Doherty to Helen Nolan from Spraoi agus Spórt, also in the photograph is the Donegal County Council liaison person for the Pride of Place Awards, Charles Sweeney

The competition focus is about people coming together to shape, change and enjoy all that is good about their area. Due to the global health pandemic,

The 18th Annual IPB Pride of Place Awards took place on Saturday 21st November  with an  on line virtual  ceremony presented by Marty Morrissey.

The Community Development & Planning directorate would like to thank the Elected Members for their Development Fund Initiative contribution to the Pride of Place Awards  Initiative in Donegal.

Marty Morrissey announced that the judging panel said that the category winner was exceptional,  a dynamic organisation with a significant record of solid achievement.

The judges were extremely impressed with the sense of purpose, pride of place, flexibility to change, passion, organisation, professionalism, inclusiveness and ability to expand their services to other communities.

This is a leading social enterprise truly aligned in every respect to the needs of the community.

Pride of Place award for Spraoi agus Spórt was last modified: December 16th, 2020 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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