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Bailieboro volunteer named Ulster runner-up of 'Community Heroes Campaign'

Jun 29, 2026 12:24
By News Northern Sound
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Bailieboro volunteer named Ulster runner-up of 'Community Heroes Campaign'
Grainne Duffy, Community Liaison Officer, Eirgrid presents Eileen Clarke, Chairperson, Bailieborough Shamrocks GAA with a cheque for €1500. Photo: Lorraine Teevan

Eileen Clarke has encouraged people to give what they can when it comes to volunteering for your local GAA club.

Eileen Clarke of Bailieboro Shamrocks GAA has been announced as Ulster's runner-up of Eirgrid's GAA Community Heroes Campaign.

Now in its second year, the campaign recognises the role GAA volunteers play in enriching and sustaining communities around the country.

Over the course of four weeks, EirGrid received almost 80 entries nominating Community Heroes.

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A winner and runner-up have been chosen from Ulster, Connacht, Leinster and Munster.

The winners' clubs will each receive €5,000 and the runners-up's clubs will each receive €1,500.

Eileen who first got involved with the club back in 2019 has been described as someone who embodies the spirit of community and volunteerism that the award seeks to recognise.

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Speaking to Northern Sound, Eileen has encouraged people to give what they can when it comes to volunteering for your local GAA club.

According to Eileen, the skills and confidence that she has built from volunteering over the years has been "invaluable" to her:

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