Sports Awards

 
Pictured are the individual winners of the NUI Galway Annual Sports Awards (Back row, left to right): Stephen Bailey (Boxing Award); Garreth Bradshaw (Men’s Gaelic Football Award); Oliver McCarthy (Tae Kwon Do Award); Cillian Nihill (Basketball Award); Stephen Molumphy (Hurling Award); and Michael Creane (Men’s Soccer Award). (Middle row, left to right): Tony Regan, Head of Sports, NUI Galway; Pearse McGuigan, representing Swimming Award recipient Dairne Ryan; Iain O’Connor, (Archery Team Captain); Caitriona Casey (Handball Award); Joan Mulloy (Mountaineering Award); James Wall (Rowing Award); Lorraine Ryan (Camogie Award); Una Carroll (Ladies Gaelic Football Award); Gary Ryan, Elite Sports Development Officer, NUI Galway; and Kathy Hynes, Development Officer for Clubs and Participation, NUI Galway. (Front row, left to right): Aileen Ruane (Athletics Award); Michelle Glynn (Ladies Soccer Award); Dr James J. Browne, NUI Galway President; Dr Ronnie Delaney; Carol Staunton (Women’s Rugby Award); and Elisha Hickey (Surfing Award).
Mon 16th Mar 2009

The recipients of the annual NUI Galway Sports Awards were presented by NUI Galway President, Dr James J. Browne and guest of honour, Irish Gold Medal Olympian, Dr Ronnie Delaney, at a special ceremony recently in the Ardilaun House Hotel, Galway.

This year s Sports Awards recipients are:

• Athletics: Aileen Ruane, Knocknahur, Co. Sligo.
  
• Basketball: Cian Nihill, Moycullen, Co. Galway.
  
• Boxing: Stephen Bailey, Tír an Fhia, Co. na Gaillimhe.
  
• Camogie: Lorraine Ryan, Athenry, Co. Galway.
  
• Handball: Caitriona Casey, Tralee, Co. Kerry.
  
• Hurling: Stephen Molumphy, Ballyduff Upper, Co. Waterford.
  
• Ladies Gaelic Football: Una Carroll, Tuam, Co. Galway.
  
• Ladies Soccer: Michelle Glynn, Ballybane, Galway.
  
• Ladies Rugby: Carol Staunton, Westport, Co. Mayo.
  
• Men s Gaelic Football: Gareth Bradshaw, Moycullen, Co. Galway.
  
• Men s Soccer: Michael Creane, Sligo Town.
  
• Mountaineering: Joan Mulloy, Westport, Co. Mayo.
  
• Rowing: James Wall, Limerick.
  
• Surfing: Elisha Hickey, Breeogue, Co. Sligo.
  
• Swimming: Dairne Ryan, Castlegar, Co. Galway.
  
• Tae Kwon Do: Oliver McCarthy, Kilrush, Co. Clare.
  
• Team Award: Surfing Club.
  
• Team Award: Archery.

Announcing the awardees, Tony Regan, Head of Sports, NUI Galway, said: “These awards are in recognition of the outstanding performance of our NUI Galway athletes in a variety of sports at both national and international level. They have really excelled in their chosen sport and the university is extremely proud of their achievements”.

“Here tonight we are extremely proud and privileged to have in our midst a true icon of Irish sport as our guest of honour. In the history of Irish sport, the single stand out achievement remains the triumph of Ronnie Delaney in the 1500m in Melbourne in 1956. His name will be forever etched into the lore of Irish sport”, added Regan.

Dr Ronnie Delaney is a graduate of Villanova University and established a marketing consultancy in 1988 following a successful executive career in the transport/tourism sector in Ireland.

The NUI Galway Sports Awards are given out each year in recognition of the NUI Galway students who excelled in the world of sport during the year and are supported by Bank of Ireland University Branch.

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