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Cathaoirleach of Offaly Co. Council, Cllr Declan Harvey and 2019 Offaly Person of the Year, Brendan Martin at the launch of the 2021 award
A FINAL call has been issued for nominations for the 2021 Offaly Person of the Year and the 2021 Offaly Unsung Hero.
A decision on the recipients of the awards will be made by the judging panel in the coming weeks with the gala event taking place next April in Tullamore.
Both awards, organised by a special sub-committee of the Offaly Association (Dulbin), were launched at an informal event in the Library Bar of the Bridge House Hotel before Christmas.
Speaking at the ceremony Jennifer Guinan, Chairperson of the Offaly Association (Dublin) extended a special welcome to the 2019 Person of the Year Brendan Martin and 2019 Unsung Hero of Offaly Pat Minnock who were both present.
"The Offaly Person of the Year award is a prestigious award awarded to an Offaly person who is nominated by the people of Offaly via nomination forms which appear in the local newspapers.
"I am calling on the people of Offaly to nominate who they think has played a a vital role in the county and in their community," said Ms Guinan who thanked Noel Tynan of The Celt Hotel Bar and Lounge, Talbot Street, Dublin for his sponsorship of the award, the management and staff of the Bridge House Hotel for hosting the awards ceremony and the launch night.
Cathaoirleach of Offaly County Council Cllr Declan Harvey said “the Offaly Person of the Year award is a very important award as it recognises people in the county who have achieved memorable things and they are nominated for the award by the people of the county.
"I want to congratulate Brendan Martin on winning the 2019 award, Pat Minnock on winning the 2019 Unsung Hero award, all the previous winners, the committee who do an excellent job in organising the event and the Bridge House Hotel for hosting the event. The presentation of the 2019 award was a resounding success," said Cllr. Harvey.
Prior to launching the search for the 2021 winner. 2019 winner Brendan Martin said "being presented with the award was a wonderful occasion for myself and my family. I was very privileged to be presented with the award.
"The Offaly Association has done many wonderful things for the people of Offaly living in Dublin since it was formed and continues to do so.
Nominations for the 2020 awards should be sent to Ger Scully, Convent View, Tullamore or emailed to gerscully@rocketmail.com
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