Special Merit Award presented at Volunteer and Media Awards

The Camogie Association Volunteer and Media Awards Dinner took place on Saturday February 4^th in Croke Park.

This year a Special Merit Award was presented to Limerick’s Sarah Jane Joy in recognition of her role in assisting her fellow player Michelle Herbert who collapsed during a club match last October.

Sarah Jane was on hand to respond to a serious incident which happened in a match between Toornafulla and Newcastle West in Limerick. During the match the Newcastle West player, suddenly collapsed and thanks to the swift action of Sarah Jane and other volunteers with the use of a defibrillator they were able to ensure Michelle’s care until emergency services arrived.

Thankfully Michelle is now on the road to making a full recovery.

Over 100 guests were in attendance at the event at which Volunteer and Media Award winners were honoured for their contributions to the Association in 2016.

The 2016 Volunteer of the Year Award recipients were:

County	Name
Antrim	Caoimhe McAleenan
Armagh	Jackie Donnelly
Britain	Joni Traynor
Carlow	Margaret Condell
Cavan	Michelle Dunne
Clare	Margaret Lafferty
Cork	Sheila O'Brien
Derry	Dympna Dougan
Donegal	Shirley Doherty
Down	Dolores Canniford
Dublin	Liz Baker
Galway	Gerry Dolan
Kildare	Karen Kelly
Kilkenny	Sheila Norris
Laois	Bernadette Fitzpatrick
Limerick	Olive Sheehan
Louth	Orla O'Connor
Mayo	Miriam Page
Meath	Jimmy Burke
Offaly	Eileen Corrigan
Roscommon	John Haughey
Tipperary	Marie Casey
Tyrone	Kelley Fay
Waterford	Liam Dobbyn
Westmeath	Michele Kirby
Wexford	Rose Breen
Wicklow	Amanda Butler