Western People Mayo Sports Stars Awards to take place this week

The countdown is on to the 2024 Western People Mayo Sports Stars Awards which are to be held at Breaffy House Resort, Castlebar this Friday, February 21.

Since their inception in 1970, the Mayo Sports Stars Awards have been honouring sportspeople from the county who have excelled across a wide and diverse range of sports – and 2024 offered another exceptional year of achievement on World, European and National stages.

As revealed in January, the recipients of 2024 Western People Mayo Sports Stars Awards are as follows:

Athletics – Hugh Armstrong (Ballina AC); Basketball – St Muredach’s College, Ballina; Boxing – Shannon Sweeney (St Anne’s BC, Westport); Club of the Year – Breaffy GAA Rounders; Community Award – Erris Darts;  Golf – John William Burke (Ballyhaunis GC); Gaelic football – Ryan O’Donoghue (Belmullet); Handball – Joe McCann (Ballaghaderreen), Cuileann Bourke (Belcarra), Shane Heraty (Aughagower), Lorcan Conlon (Bofield); Hurling – Liam Lavin (Tooreen);  Merit – Carlagh Peake (Ballyhaunis BC); Pool – Mayo U23s: Padraic Coyle (Doohoma), Adam McAndrew (Pullatomas), Danny Feehan (Westport), Dermot Kelly (Killawalla), David Doocey; Rugby – Ailish Quinn, Grainne Moran, Emily Foley (Ballina RFC); Soccer – Mayo U15 Schoolgirls;  Snooker – Darren Flaherty (Ballina); Special Achievement – Carol Commons (Killala); Team of the Year: Castlebar Celtic;  Track and Field – Philip Griffith (Claremorris AC); Volleyball – St Louis’ CS, Kiltimagh; Sports Personality – Oisin Joyce (Lake District AC); Young Sportsperson of the Year – Pearse Gallagher (Swinford AC); Hall of Fame – Deora Marsh (Ballina).

The 2024 Mayo Sports Stars will receive their awards at a gala banquet on Friday, February 21, 2025 at Breaffy House Hotel.