Junior athletes given tickets to sports awards
Mark Downey, Olivia Mehaffey, Jake Walsh, Jesse-Jane McParland, Caolan McConville and Jonathan Lyness, will attend the prestigious and high profile awards ceremony in the SSE Arena, Belfast on 20th December.
The six lucky junior sport stars will soak up the atmosphere as their own sporting heroes are recognised for their achievements.
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Hide AdThe young athletes have themselves recently been acknowledged for their own sporting successes as individual category winners at the Council’s inaugural Junior Sports Awards which was organised in partnership with Armagh Sports Forum, Banbridge District Sports Association and Craigavon Sports Advisory Council.
This year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year event is taking place in Northern Ireland for the first time. The Chair, Councillor Mark Baxter, Vice-Chair, Councillor Declan McAlinden and members of the Leisure and Community Services Committee unanimously agreed that it was a fitting accolade for the individual winners in the first year of the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Junior Sport Awards receive tickets to the event presented by the Lord Mayor.
“Mark, Olivia, Jake, Jesse-Jane, Coalan and Jonathan are a credit to the Borough and an inspiration to us all. Their dedication, commitment and hard work have enabled them to excel in their sport of choice.
“I am delighted to be able to present them with tickets to this prestigious event. It promises to be a great evening of entertainment celebrating the biggest sporting accomplishments and I hope it will inspire and encourage these young rising stars to go on to greater success,” said Lord Mayor of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon, Councillor Darryn Causby.