Claregalway’s Mary Conlon has been awarded the inaugural Vhi Healthcare Ladies Football Club Person of the Year Award at a ceremony in Croke Park.
Conlon was singled out from over 100 individual nominations posted on the Ladies Gaelic website over the past four weeks.
The Claregalway Ladies Football Club Secretary plays a pivotal role in every aspect of club’s activities, from fixture and pitch management, to fundraising and first aid.
The club was founded in 2003 and since Conlon joined the club in 2005 she has become an instrumental figure in the success of this young club.
Ladies Football president Geraldine Giles paid tribute to Conlon’s selfless contribution to the Galway club, saying: ‘Mary Conlon represents all that is good about the amateur ethos of Gaelic games and the sense of community that our games promote across the country.
‘Many clubs would be envious of such a devoted club person, and although there are many like her around the country she is a deserved recipient of the inaugural Vhi Healthcare Ladies Football Club Person of the Year Award.’
