Donegal Sports Star Awards: School nominations close on Friday

Next Friday, the 27th of October, is the closing date for receipt of schools nominations for the Donegal Sports Star Awards. 

There are nine categories so it is important now that schools gets their nominations in with the deadline looming. 

Donegal County Council are the exclusive sponsors once again and it was in 1979 that the Local Authority came on board first to support the secondary schools awards. Primary School awards were introduced in the late 1980s. 

The deadline for all other non-school nominations is the later date of Friday 24th of November. 

The winners of the Best Secondary Sports Girl and Boy in the inaugural year of 1979 were Michelle Morrow, Ballyshannon and Gerard McGinley, St. Eunan’s College, Letterkenny. Morrow and McGinley had both excelled in athletics. 

St. Eunan’s also won the Best Secondary School category after being crowned All-Ireland Senior soccer champions for the first time. 

Fr. Seán O'Gallchóir took the Secondary School Best Sports Teacher for his successes with Falcarragh Community School. 

Last year’s winners included Lucy McGlynn, Coaliste Colmcille Ballyshannon; Fintan Dewhirst, St. Columba’s Comprehensive School, Glenties; Pádraig Mac Harlaigh, Scoil Náisiúnta, Ghort a’ Choirce; Faela Houston, Acres National School, Burtonport; Primary School Small (< 100) Scoil Na Croise Naofa, Dunfanaghy.

Primary School (Large >100) Scoil Naomh Bríd, Muff; Primary School Sports Teacher, Eilís McClafferty, Scoil Cholmcille, Leitir Ceanainn; Secondary School, Scoil Mhuire Buncrana and Secondary School Sports Teacher, Michael Kelly, St. Eunan’s College, Letterkenny.

Schools Categories

Best Sports Boy and Girl Primary School

Best Sports Boy and Girl Secondary School

Best Primary School Small (<100 pupils)

Best Primary School Large (>100 pupils)

Best Secondary School

Best Sports Teacher Primary

Best Sports Teacher Secondary

Nominations can be made from the Make a Nomination page online at www.donegalsportsstarawards or by emailing info@donegalsportsstarawards.ie. and attach at least one picture of the nominee and any video footage that might be available.

Please note that in regard to nominations shortlisting may apply. The 2023 Donegal Sports Star Awards will take place in the Mount Errigal Hotel on Friday 26th January.