County camogie PRO Brid MacNamara has been named as the Clare winner at the 2020 Federation of Irish Sport Volunteers in Sport Awards.

Nominated by Clare camogie, Brid has been recognised as a result of her ongoing efforts in promoting the sport in the county along with a special fundraiser she helped to initiate in the year gone by.

Created to champion the contribution, commitment and dedication of the army of 450,000 volunteers across the country, the Volunteers in Sport Awards acknowledge the exploits of personnel who dedicate some 37.2 million hours of volunteering across the country’s 13,000 plus sports clubs and associations every year.

Now in her second term as public relations officer of Clare Camogie, Brid has was county secretary in 2004 and is one of the longest serving officials on the board. On a weekly basis, she compiles all match reports from U12 to Junior and submits to local media outlets to keep supporters informed on what is going on.

Brid has been spotted presenting medals to club championship winners, organising blitzes, making sandwiches for county teams, distributing tea to supporters, putting together match programmes, live tweeting from games, taking photographs, painting benches, digging flowers and reportedly assisting to lay a footpath at the county grounds.

With a little nudge from Clooney/Quin’s Mike Duggan, Brid came up with the idea of doing a walk which was the equivalent of the 430km journey from Fr McNamara Park in Ennis to Croke Park and back. Along the way, she visited each of the 26 clubs in the county and eventually ended up walking over 500km, this effort brought in over €16,000.

A native of Ruan, Brid has previously been named as PRO of the Year by the Camogie Association in 2011 and 2012.

Anne McHale, of Ballina Braves Boys BC in Mayo, received the overall Outstanding Achievement Award for the many years of tireless service she has given to the sport and the club in Co. Mayo. Olympian Pat Hooper (RIP) was also honoured with a Special Recognition award for his dedication to the sport of athletics. He was a decorated athlete before becoming a dedicated and exceptional coach. His untimely passing in 2020 was felt by the entire athletics community. Daingean GAA (Offaly) also received a Special Recognition award for their commitment to their community during COVID-19. The group went above and beyond to assist their community and came together to support the most vulnerable members through these challenging times.

Related News

old ground
Turn Black Friday green with Flynn Hotels
Official Opening of FASD by Anne Rabbitte Minister of State for Disability in the Dept of Health & Dept of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth-6_10x8_Final Edit
Gort farmer charged with assault for throwing cow dung at Deputy Rabbitte
liam grant 2
Periodic speed limits outside schools in West & North Clare pushed
Ennis Rugby Club 100th Year celebrations--2
Ennis RFC's 'A Century of Scrums' book launch at the Old Ground Hotel
Latest News
old ground
Turn Black Friday green with Flynn Hotels
limerick greyhound race
€30,000 up for grabs In WillWeGo.com Irish St Leger Final at Limerick
image002 (1)
Deirdre Masterson and New York Tenors set for Christmas show at Dromoland Castle
Photo of Ennis’ Patritia Coote scoring taken by Helen McQuillan
Ennis RFC roundup: Senior women defeat UL Bohs
Official Opening of FASD by Anne Rabbitte Minister of State for Disability in the Dept of Health & Dept of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth-6_10x8_Final Edit
Gort farmer charged with assault for throwing cow dung at Deputy Rabbitte
Premium
sixmilebridge arena opening 27-10-23 joe cooney 1
'We're getting the brunt of it' - local reps frustrated by Oireachtas members on Broadford & Cooraclare
blake's corner bob singer
National support needed to progress improvements of North Clare road network for Walker Cup
Rental Property
Include cost rental units in social housing developments to attack rental costs - Green Cllr Grant
ann marie flanagan padraic hayes
'Don't assume we are not educated' - strong opposition to Green Paper voiced by Clare Leader Forum
clare gaa convention 12-12-19 60 michael o'neill
Frost to challenge O'Neill for Central Council role

Subscribe for just €3 per month

If you’re here, you care about County Clare. So do we. Did you rely on us for Covid-19 updates, follow our election coverage, or visit The Clare Echo every week for breaking news and sport? The Clare Echo invests in local journalism and we want to safeguard its future in our county. By becoming a subscriber you are supporting what we do, will receive access to all our premium articles and a better experience, while helping us improve our offering to you. Subscribe to clareecho.ie and get the first six months for just €3 a month (less than 75c per week), and thereafter €8 per month. Cancel anytime, limited time offer. T&Cs Apply. www.clareecho.ie.

Subscribe for just €3 per month

If you’re here, you care about County Clare. So do we. Did you rely on us for Covid-19 updates, follow our election coverage, or visit The Clare Echo every week for breaking news and sport? The Clare Echo invests in local journalism and we want to safeguard its future in our county. By becoming a subscriber you are supporting what we do, will receive access to all our premium articles and a better experience, while helping us improve our offering to you. Subscribe to clareecho.ie and get the first six months for just €3 a month (less than 75c per week), and thereafter €8 per month. Cancel anytime, limited time offer. T&Cs Apply. www.clareecho.ie.

Scroll to Top
Enable Notifications for the latest news and updates OK No thanks