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14 Jan 2026

Tipperary man wins national Young Volunteer of the Year award

Ben Allen from Fethard has been honoured by Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA)

Tipperary man wins national Young Volunteer of the Year award

The award winners will be honoured at Croke Park on Friday January 23

Reporter:

Sports Reporter

14 Jan 2026 8:33 PM

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The Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) has announced the 2025 LGFA Volunteer of the Year award winners, in association with Dooctor.ie. 
They include Ben Allen from Fethard, who has won the Young Volunteer award.
The award recipients will gather at Croke Park on Friday January 23 for a very special evening to celebrate their outstanding achievements.
The LGFA National Volunteer of the Year awards scheme, now sponsored by Dooctor.ie, is in its ninth year and the 2025 winners, in nine categories, are as follows:
  • Young Volunteer – Ben Allen, Fethard, Co. Tipperary
  • School Coach – Valerie Herbert, Scoil Choca Naofa, Kilcock, Co. Kildare
  • Club Coach – Fiona Nelligan McGuire, Currow, Co. Kerry
  • PR Volunteer – Niamh Daly, St Pat's Blennerville, Co. Kerry
  • Club Committee – Justine O’Flanagan, St Sylvesters, Co. Dublin
  • County/Provincial – Pat Heneghan, Vice Chairperson and Provincial Delegate, Roscommon LGFA
  • International – Eileen Kerin, Boston Shamrocks, USA
  • Hall of Fame – Mary Casey, Timahoe, Co. Laois
  • Overall Volunteer of the Year (Lulu Carroll award) – Elaine Kelly, St Ergnats Moneyglass, Co. Antrim

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The Overall Volunteer of the Year, Elaine Kelly from the St Ergnat's (Moneyglass) club in Antrim, will receive the prestigious Lulu Carroll award, named after the late Lulu Carroll, who was a 2001 All-Ireland senior medallist with Laois.

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