The Ladies Gaelic Football Association is pleased to announce the winners of the prestigious 2021 LGFA Volunteer of the Year Awards, in association with currentaccount.ie.  

Administrators, coaches and media are among those honoured across ten categories, with the scheme now in its fifth year. 

The award winners will be acknowledged at a special awards function at Croke Park tomorrow (Friday) evening, February 11.   

The event will commence at 7.00pm, with Dáithí Ó Sé performing MC duties.  

Ladies Gaelic Football Association President Mícheál Naughton will be present on the night, along with currentaccount.ie representatives including Mr. Seamus Newcombe (CEO).  

The 2021 winners are as follows:  

Young Volunteer of the Year – Chloe Callaghan (Termon, Donegal)  

School Coach of the Year – Fidelma Quinn (Moate Community School, Westmeath) 

Club Coach of the Year – Bert Gilmartin (Old Leighlin, Carlow)  

Local Journalist of the Year – Derrick Lynch (Clare FM)  

PRO of the Year (Élena Byrne, Kilkenny LGFA)  

Club Committee Officer of the Year (Carolyn Mullane, Passage West, Cork) 

County/Provincial Officer of the Year (Cormac McNally, Roscommon LGFA) 

International Volunteer of the Year – Eva Scanlon (Tir Chonaill Gaels, London) 

Overall Volunteer of the Year (Lulu Carroll award) – Kathleen Colreavy (Naomh Mearnóg, Dublin)  

Volunteer Hall of Fame – Mary Hernon (Milltown, Galway) 

The Overall Volunteer of the Year award winner, Kathleen Colreavy from Naomh Mearnóg in county Dublin, will receive the Lulu Carroll award.    

This award is named after the late Lulu Carroll, a 2001 All-Ireland Senior Medallist with Laois who sadly passed away in 2007, following a battle with cancer.  

During her glittering career, former All Star Lulu also won eight Leinster Senior titles with Laois, six county Senior titles with Timahoe, and a provincial crown with her club.  

Kathleen is a worthy recipient of the Lulu Carroll award, due to her sterling work with her local club, Naomh Mearnóg, and with the Dublin LGFA in assistant secretary and female liaison officer roles in recent times.  

Our Volunteer Hall of Fame winner, Mary Hernon from Milltown in Galway, has given phenomenal service to the promotion and development of Ladies Football in her club, county and province.  

Mary is currently vice-chairperson of the Galway LGFA board, Connacht Council Secretary, Chairperson of the National Regrading committee, and she also serves on the National Disciplinary committee.  

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