Short Listed 2009
Arts, Culture & Media
Guy Jones, Irish Lebanese Cultural Foundation, Kilkenny
Seán Radley, Millstreet Museum, Millstreet, Co. Cork
Jennifer Cooke, Music Theatre 4 Youth, Doagh, Ballyclare, Northern Ireland Category awardee
Sports & Recreation
Michael Larkin, Wicklow Basketball Club, Wicklow
Kathleen McNamara, Killanena Camogie Club, Caher, Co. Clare Category awardee
Patrick Kelly, St. Abban’s Athletic Club, Monavea, Co. Laois
Health & Disability
Sr. Veronica Gilsenan, Irish Wheelchair Association, Offaly Branch, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Brian Gaynor, Samaritans Ireland, Dublin
Sean Kavanagh, Cystic Fibrosis Association Of Ireland, Bray, Co. Wicklow Category awardee
Children & Young People
Christina Starr, Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box Appeal, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Jeremiah O’Donoghue, Social Action Group Rathmore, Rathmore, Co. Kerry Category awardee
Patricia Ryan, Meath Youth Federation, Ballivor, Co. Meath
Campaigning & Awareness Raising
Ray Kelly, Unmarried and Separated Families of Ireland, Dublin
Brian Daly, Ian Daly Swim A Mile With A Smile, Celbridge, Co. Kildare
Meg Rybicki, M.A.R.D.I., Castlegal, Co. Leitrim Category awardee
i-Care about the Community
Jeremiah O’Donoghue, Social Action Group Rathmore, Rathmore, Co. Kerry
Jack Roche, SAOI Network/IRD Duhallow, Mallow, Co. Cork
Penny McGowan, Kells Pink Ribbon Walk, Kells, Co. Meath Category awardee
Education & Training
Sr. Kathleen Fitzgerald, Information and Support Unit for New Communities, Waterford
Frances Soney-Ituen, Women’s Integrated Network, Athy, Co. Kildare Category awardee
Aaron Downes, The Dublin Job Club, Dublin
Social Work
Mary Cleary, Amen, Navan, Co. Meath
Sr. Consilio Fitzgerald, Cuan Mhuire, Farnanes, Co. Cork
Christine Buckley, The Aislinn Education & Support Centre For Survivors of Institutional Abuse, Dublin Category awardee & Irish Volunteer of the Year
Animals & Environment
Rachael Holland, Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Dublin
Michael Long, Cabragh Wetlands Trust, Thurles, Co. Tipperary Category awardee
Suzi Walsh, Dogs in Distress, Dublin
International Development
Liam Burke, Concern Worldwide, Limerick Category awardee
Theresa Sullivan, The HOPE Foundation, Waterford
Donal Toolan, International Service Ireland, Dublin