Tallaght Person of the Year 2016: And the winners are…
The 33rd Tallaght Person of the Year Awards were celebrated tonight in the Red Cow Hotel, with the very best of Tallaght being front and centre.
Across the community amazing work is being done ever day, and the awards celebrate those unsung heroes.
This year’s Tallaght Person of the Year went to Simon Sweeney of the Kiltipper Ramblers.
Simon’s work in encouraging the community to take pride in where they live is infectious, and in his acceptance speech he noted his predecessor Philip Preston, who sadly passed away earlier this year.
Among the other winners were Social Circle for their incredible work in the community, while Tallaght Martial Arts picked up the Philip Preston Sport Award.
See all the winners below:
And the winner of the Arts and Culture Award is Now and Then Productions #TPOTY2016 pic.twitter.com/H0G7vRj2rD
— The Echo Newspaper (@TheEchoOnline) November 11, 2016
The winner of the Business Award is John Glynn Solicitors #TPOTY2016 pic.twitter.com/C5StKdwtM0
— The Echo Newspaper (@TheEchoOnline) November 11, 2016
The winner of the Community Award is Fettercairn Horse Project #TPOTY2016 pic.twitter.com/nsKlnTBSR2
— The Echo Newspaper (@TheEchoOnline) November 11, 2016
The winner of the Michael Dooley Environment Award is @PureProject1 #TPOTY2016 pic.twitter.com/EDQvNbKyTy
— The Echo Newspaper (@TheEchoOnline) November 11, 2016
Next up is the Heart of Gold Award and the winners are @real_rossfennel Ellie McDonald, Cara Tilly and Kayleigh Preston #TPOTY2016 pic.twitter.com/gOKruuMZT7
— The Echo Newspaper (@TheEchoOnline) November 11, 2016
The winner of the Special Needs and Carers Award is @SocialCircleASD #TPOTY2016 pic.twitter.com/zyJorHw03Z
— The Echo Newspaper (@TheEchoOnline) November 11, 2016
The winner of the Philip Preston Sport Award is Tallaght Martial Arts #TPOTY2016 pic.twitter.com/XrCNiMM4Qa
— The Echo Newspaper (@TheEchoOnline) November 11, 2016
The winner of the Youth Award is Linda Wynne #TPOTY2016 pic.twitter.com/WIyxyxRdDp
— The Echo Newspaper (@TheEchoOnline) November 11, 2016
And the first Special Merit Award goes to Gerry Finn of Tallaght Men’s Shed #TPOTY2016 pic.twitter.com/lFDznFmoiG
— The Echo Newspaper (@TheEchoOnline) November 11, 2016
The next Special Merit Award goes to Dr Niall Conroy #TPOTY2016 pic.twitter.com/HdFYRijnIj
— The Echo Newspaper (@TheEchoOnline) November 11, 2016
The third Special Merit Award goes to Valerie Keane #TPOTY2016 pic.twitter.com/vqNsznAGz6
— The Echo Newspaper (@TheEchoOnline) November 11, 2016
Next up, the fourth Special Merit Award goes to @ittallaght #TPOTY2016 pic.twitter.com/r3vgZJv2JG
— The Echo Newspaper (@TheEchoOnline) November 11, 2016
Next, is the Lifetime Achievement Award, and it goes to Paddy Drac (AKA Paddy Finlay) #TPOTY2016 pic.twitter.com/DhQg9u8sWz
— The Echo Newspaper (@TheEchoOnline) November 11, 2016
…and the winner of the BIG one is Simon Sweeney of @kiltipperrambl1 #TPOTY2016 pic.twitter.com/z9sYRql3YB
— The Echo Newspaper (@TheEchoOnline) November 11, 2016
