Tullamore College student wins Garda Youth Award

There were eight Offaly winners at the Laois Offaly Garda Divisional Youth Awards which took place on Thursday, March 23.

There were two individual award winners from Offaly on the night including Ailís Malone from Banagher College and Eric Grimes from Tullamore College.

Eric Grimes

Eric Grimes is a fifth year student at Tullamore College and is an active member of Offaly Comhairle na Nóg. He has represented this organisation at different events from speaking to local council representatives on issues which affect the youth in the community to leading workshops with Comhairle na Nóg youth workers in Tullamore College. He was invited by Trinity College Social Economics Department and has spoken to third level students about the work of Comhairle na Nóg in Offaly. He is also secretary of the Students Council in Tullamore College and has led the Christmas food appeal in aid of Tullamore St. Vincent de Paul.

The Special Achievement winners were; Ian Flood from Clonbullogue, Hamid Hossini, St Brendan’s Community School, Birr, Moira Scott, Gallen Community School, Ferbane and Holly and Tiernan Donnolly, Youthwork Ireland Midlands.

The Group Award winners were Video Vibers from the Acorn Project, Edenderry and Shinrone Youth Initiative.

See individual articles on the other winners on Offalyindependent.ie