Westmeath Garda Youth Award Winners Announced

It was the second year of the event.

The Westmeath Garda Youth Award winners were revealed at a ceremony in the Annebrook hotel in Mullingar last night. 

Twenty four prizes were handed out in total, with overall winners selected in four individual and group categories.

The event is designed to acknowledge young people between the ages of 13 and 21 for their work in their local communities. 

The winners in full were as follows:

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS

Marc McGovern, St Finian’s College Mullingar
Fiza Meherban, Coláiste Chiariáin Athlone
Vincent Meyer, Marist College Athlone
Owen Petticrew, Helium Arts Centre Mullingar
Nicole Penrose, Order of Malta Mullingar

Overall category winner: FEEZA MEHERBAN, CHOLÁISTE CHIARÁIN, ATHLONE


THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AWARD 

Athlone Community Training Centre, Eco Film Group
Secondary Orange, St Bridget’s School Mullingar
Aoife Moloughney, Athlone IT
Westmeath Comhairle na nÓg, Youth Work Ireland 
Jack Sullivan, Streete Community Alert

Overall category winner: JACK SULLIVAN OF STREETE COMMUNITY ALERT


INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS


Adam Samuels, Marist College Athlone
Derek Moore, Teach Uí Rian Day Service Mullingar
Michael Joyce, Youth Reach Ireland, Grange Resource Centre, Mullingar 
Shauna Maguire, Mullingar CTC
Caitlin O’Brien, Mullingar EYE and YoYo Youth Café

Overall category winner: SHAUNA MAGUIRE, MULLINGAR CTC

THE GROUP AWARDS


Cathal Redmond and Ciara McGovern, Garrycastle GAA
TY Sensory Garden, Moate Community School.  
David Hogg and Kevin Kennedy, Special Olympics Mullingar 
Further Education Centre Kilbeggan, Community Initiatives.  
Rachael Darby and Caoimhe Ryan, St. Josephs School, Rochfortbridge 

Overall category winner: DAVID HOGG AND KEVIN KENNEDY, SPECIAL OLYMPICS MULLINGAR

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