Kildare's Sheena Byrne named Ladies GAA Volunteer of the Year

Kilcock GAA club member Sheena Byrne has been handed the Overall Volunteer of the Year award from the Ladies Gaelic Athletic Association for 2017. Awards were given to seven different people across a range different categories, which included honours for club officials, volunteers and members of the media.

Sheena received the Lulu Carroll award, named after the late Lulu Carroll, who was a 2001 All-Ireland senior medallist with Laois. She has been volunteering in ladies GAA for 14 years now and has been working as the club secretary, coordinating the playing and fundraising activities for the Kilcock's adult and juvenile sections, while still lining out as a player herself.

LGFA President Marie Hickey said at the awards: "We are really excited by the establishment of the new LGFA Volunteer awards and delighted to honour our very first winners.

"It is important to recognise our volunteers, who undertake sterling work in their local communities on behalf of our Association.

"We received a large volume of nominations and whittling them down to settle on winners was an onerous task.

"I would like to thank everybody who submitted nominations and we congratulate the winners.

"The awards event on Saturday, February 17, should be something to really savour and it will serve as a fitting tribute to the work carried out by our volunteers at home and abroad."