The shortlists for the Ocean FM Sports Awards 2024 - in association with EJ Menswear - have been revealed.
The Awards ceremony will take place in the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Sligo, on Saturday, November 16th.
The night will celebrate local sporting achievement and contribution across Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim.
Special guests on the night will be Joe Brolly and impressionist Conor Moore.
Click below to buy tickets (€60 + booking fee)
Ocean FM Sports Awards
There are 15 sports awards to be presented this year - 13 of them have been shortlisted below by an Ocean FM Sport judging panel who considered the hundreds of nominations submitted by Ocean FM listeners in recent weeks.
Two awards, Hall of Fame and Sports Moment of the Year, will be announced on the night, as will the winners of the categories below.
This year’s shortlists, award-by-award, are as follows:
Ocean FM Team of the Year - sponsored by Donegal Town Credit Union
1. Leitrim LGFA intermediate footballers
2. Sligo Grammar School senior rugby team
3. Sligo LGFA minor gaelic footballers
Ocean FM Club of the Year - sponsored by Home Instead
1. Sligo Rowing Club
2. St Nathy’s LGFA Club
3. Tir Chonaill Athletics Club, Donegal Town
Ocean FM Coach of the Year - sponsored by JBG Security
1. Jonny Garrity (Leitrim LGFA manager)
2. Joanne Stenson (Sligo/Leitrim U14 girls Gaynor Cup-winning team)
3. Dermot McDermott (Athletics)
Ocean FM International Award - sponsored by Burns Car Sales
1. Chris O’Donnell (North Sligo Athletics Club)
2. John McDermott (Masters athletics)
3. Brian Colsh (Sligo Rowing Club)
Ocean FM Sports Volunteer - sponsored by Sligo Credit Union
1. Damien & Mairead Grimes (Sligo Rovers FC)
2. Stephen McCoy (Gurteen Celtic FC)
3. Reggie McNulty (Tubbercurry GAA)
Ocean FM School of the Year - sponsored by Sligo Chamber of Commerce
1. Mercy College, Sligo
2. Abbey Vocational School, Donegal Town
3. Sligo Grammar School
Ocean FM School Teacher of the Year - sponsored by SG Education
1. Louise Harte (Mercy College, Sligo)
2. Stuart McFadden (Abbey VS, Donegal Town)
3. Tommy Cradock (Sligo Grammar School)
The Red Óg Award (Young Sportsperson of the Year) - sponsored by Local Link
1. Anna McDaniel (Mercy College/Coolera/Strandhill LGFA/Sligo Rovers/Sligo LGFA)
2. Diarmaid O’Connell (Sligo Grammar School/Carrick Rugby Club/Ireland U18 Schoolboys)
3. Seanán Carr (Abbey VS/Four Masters GAA/Donegal U20s/seniors)
Ocean FM Male Sportsperson of the Year - sponsored by Westcare Homecare
1. Martin Gordon (Paracycling – Team Ireland)
2. Ed McGinty (Sligo Rovers FC)
3. Chris O’Donnell (North Sligo Athletics Club)
Ocean FM Female Sportsperson of the Year - sponsored by Quayside Shopping Centre
1. Mona McSharry (swimming)
2. Ailbhe Clancy (Gaelic football)
3. Muireann Devaney (Gaelic football & soccer)
Special Achievement Award - sponsored by Clifford Electrical
1. John McDermott (Masters athletics)
2. Alan ‘Pal’ Gilmartin (Warriors Run)
3. Craig Dubose (Sligo Chess Club)
Ocean FM Diversity/Inclusion Award - sponsored by Sligo Sport & Recreation Partnership
1. Jamie Murphy (Sligo Rovers FC)
2. Laura McGuinn (Glenview Stars FC & Ireland Deaflympics futsal team)
3. Stuart Haxel (Sligo Tennis Club)
Ocean FM Sports Personality of the Year - sponsored by John Kent Sports
1. Mona McSharry (swimming)
2. Jim McGuinness (GAA)|
3. Dean Clancy (boxing)
4. Ailbhe Clancy (LGFA)
Tickets for the Ocean FM Sports Awards - with EJ Menswear - on Saturday, November 16th, are on sale now (click below).
