
The Good Causes Awards aim to highlight exceptional work from clubs and organisations across the country.
Two Westmeath organisations have won ten thousand euro each at this years National Lottery Good Causes Awards.
The Good Causes Awards aim to highlight exceptional work from clubs and organisations across the country.
Mullingar Handball Club won the Sport category for their role in supporting both professional athletes and the wider community through their Age Active and All Stars programmes.
While Helium Arts a charity also based in Mullingar took home the top prize-for using creativity to empower young people living with lifelong health conditions in the Arts and Culture catagory.
This years award ceremony took place in the Killashee House Hotel in County Kildare.
Here's the list of winners in full:
National Lottery Good Cause of the Year – Hand in Hand CLG, Galway
Arts and Culture - Helium Arts, Westmeath
Community - South Meath Social Economy, Meath
Health and Wellbeing - Hand in Hand CLG, Galway
Heritage - Maharees Conservation Association, Kerry
Irish Language: Cill Dara le Gaeilge, Kildare
Sport: Mullingar Handball Club, Westmeath
Youth: Belong To LGBTQ+ Youth Ireland, Dublin
Hero of the Year: Evelyn Neary, Cian’s Kennels, Longford