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FLASHBACK – The 1996 awards were sponsored by SCI and the special guest that year was Irish and International soccer star, Paul McGrath. Seated l-r: Declan Higgins (boxing), Sr Nuala Reidy and Marjorie Moran (culture), special guest Paul McGrath, Chairman Fermoy UDC Cllr Michael Hanley (community award winner), Patrick Hanley (Youth Sports – Fermoy Racquetball team), Jerry Keating (Environment) and Paul Kavanagh (Sports Admin). Back, l-r: David Ryan (chairman Fermoy Business Association) with Fermoy Racquetball members Dwayne Magnier, Liam Hughes, Michael Boyce, Grainne Dunlea, Trevor Grumbridge, Nicola Corcoran and Ruth Beecher, and Denis Ring who accepted the Special Award on behalf of St Colman’s senior colleges hurling team.

Votes are coming in thick and fast from members of the public who will decide who is to be the overall award winner of the Fermoy Area Sports and Community Awards. Voting will close at 5pm on Friday, November 7, votes to be sent (by email only) to joe@slatterytravel.ie (see list of winners below). The overall winner will be announced at a gala presentation ceremony in the Corrin Event Centre on Saturday, November 8.

There has been a noticeable increase in demand for tickets for the gala presentation dinner since Monday, the hurlers' county championship win being hailed as the cause for the upsurge. Fermoy GAA was named as one of the winners by the judging panel.

The event, which will have comedian Alan Shortt as MC, incudes a cheese and wine reception, pre-dinner entertainment by the Castlelyons Gospel Choir and a sumptious meal to be followed by dancing to the Kieran Kramer Band. The contacts for tickets are Joe Slattery c/o Slattery Travel (086-8207378) and Noel Barnes, c/o Barnes Jewellers (086-3849698).

Full list of winners as follows:  John Rice (Hall of Fame), Fermoy GAA (Sports Club/Association), Michael O'Connor (Cycling), Seamus Feeney/Eimear Hayes (Special Needs), Dion McCarthy (Cycling), Orla Cotter/Grace Kearney (Female Sports Award), Adrian Heskin (Horse Racing), Fermoy Concert Band (Community Group), Christy Roche (Volunteer) and Fermoy Musical Society (Special Merit).

Tickets for the gala presentation ceremony are available from Joe Slattery c/o Slattery Travel (086-8207378) and Noel Barnes, c/o Barnes Jewellers (086-3849698).

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