Carlow County Council hosted a night of celebration, last night, the 29th May 2025, in the magnificent Town Hall to a large audience where 9 Award Recipients were lauded and thanked for their efforts.
In his opening address Cllr Fintan Phelan, Mayor of Carlow praised all Award Recipients stating: “It is a great honour to be here this evening as your Mayor and it is a privilege to present these Awards. Carlow is a wonderful place to live, work and play. There is a great community spirit and that is thanks in no small way to the achievements and work of many individuals, communities and voluntary organisations. I feel it is important that, I, as the Mayor and the Council, as our lead civic authority, formally recognise those achievements. It was that guiding reason that I introduced these Awards in 2017 and I am delighted you could all join us this evening for the 2025 Awards. A huge congratulations and thank you to each of you. Carlow is a better place because of your efforts. Go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir, agus comhghairdeas.”
Fiona Byrne, Senior Executive Officer, Carlow County Council conveyed huge congratulations to all Award Recipients listed as follows :
- Beatrice Byrne in recognition of her outstanding contribution to young people and twinning relations with Tempe, Arizona
- Carlow County Youth Darts in recognition of their outstanding achievement of winning the INDO Inter-Counties Championship for the third consecutive time
- Con Scully in recognition of his outstanding achievement of being selected for the Senior Irish Men’s team for the Rás Tailteann
- Carlow Regional Youth Services in recognition of their outstanding contribution to young people in Carlow
- Elderflower Garden Club in recognition of achieving the Age Friendly Communities Award at the IPB Pride of Place Awards
- Lara Gillespie in recognition of her outstanding achievements in Cycling
- Spotlight Stage School in recognition of Celebrating 30 years of dance and arts in Carlow
- Carlow Choral Society in recognition of Celebrating 60 years of choral music in Carlow
- Amy Dooley in recognition of her outstanding achievements in Basketball as an Irish Senior Women’s International Player