In the driving seat

In the driving seat

By Samantha Derenthal

Olympic medalist Annalise Murphy took some time out from her busy training schedule to help announce the winners of the 2018 Dublin Bus Community Spirit Awards.

Voluntary and community groups from across South Dublin were awarded - €1,000, €2,000 or €5,000, which will allow them to develop new projects, improve their locality and help raise community spirit.

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In South Dublin 25 groups received a Community Spirit Award

Across the county voluntary and community groups work selflessly to raise community spirit and improve lives. Behind each group there is a driving force of one, two or a small group of people, viewed as heroes, just like Annalise.

In South Dublin 25 groups received a Community Spirit Award. 

Annalise Murphy from Rathfarnham said: “Voluntary and community groups create so much positive change in their local communities. It is truly inspiring and empowering to see these local heroes creating real change in and improving people’s lives across Dublin.

“I’m in awe of those people’s lives and their communities. They are the foundations which hold our city together.”

Dublin Bus is honouring the heroes behind some of this year’s Community Spirit Award winning groups and has produced a selection of short videos to celebrate them.

The videos, which include interviews with their colleagues, family and friends, capture the love and admiration felt towards them and their continuous, selfless work which makes them heroes.

Some of the South Dublin groups who received a Community Spirit Award worth  €1,000 were Tallaght Deaf Club, Tallaght Community Arts, St. John’s Ambulance Ballyfermot Division, St Anne’s GAA Club, Rialto Development Association, Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services, Kingswood Community and Leisure Centre LTD, Killinarden Community Council Youth Project, Greenhills 65th Scouts, Firhouse Active Age, Cry Cardiac Risk in the Young, Brookfield Celtic FC, Ballyfermot Chapelizod Access Group.

Each year five groups win the top, coveted award of €5,000 with two South Dublin organisations winning this year, Acquired Brain Injury Ireland and Children in Hospital Ireland.

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