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The 2024 Donegal Garda Youth Awards were presented on Monday evening at the Abbey Hotel in Donegal Town.
The overall award winners will now represent Donegal at the national awards ceremony.
District Court Judge Éiteáin Cunningham presented the awards.
The overall winners were:
Community Safety Award Winner – 5th Year Safe Internet Day Ambassadors, St. Columba's College, Stranorlar.
Group Award Winner – Class 3B, Scoil Mhuire, Buncrana.
Individual Award Winner – Carmen Hernandez, Donegal Town.
Special Achievement Award Winner – Seán Boyle, Arranmore Island. (Gairmscoil Mhic Diarmada)
Special Recognition Award – Conor Callaghan, Deele College, Raphoe.
A message of support endorsing the awards was received from Donegal senior football team manager Jim McGuinness and Garda Shaun Patton, the Donegal goalkeeper).
The Donegal manager has invited the nominees to an upcoming training session.
A Garda spokesperson said of the awards: “They all deserve our applause as they all have achieved great things whether it be through helping within their community or overcoming personal challenges.
“ They are all to be commended and it is fantastic to see the youth getting recognition for all the good that they do within our society.
“We wish to extend our thanks to Judge Éiteáin Cunningham, to the Joint Policing Committee
and to Councillor Gerry McMonagle for helping to make this year’s 'Donegal Garda Youth Awards' a success.”
The awards were sponsored this year by Supermacs Ireland.
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