National Age Friendly Recognition and Achievement Awards 2024
Partnership projects shortlisted for the National Age Friendly Recognition and Achievement Awards 2024.
We are delighted to see that six projects that our Coordinators and LDOs were involved with in partnership with Aged Friendly Ireland and other local agencies have been shortlisted for the 2024 Awards.
To be shortlisted is a major achievement with up to 87 projects being entered in some of the categories.
| Category | Project | Local Authority | HILG involvement |
| ACTIVE AND HEALTHY AGEING AWARD [5 shortlisted from 87 applications]
| Valentine’s Vitality Information morning providing info and talks on health to those aged 55+. | Mayo Co Co | Mairead Carney (LDO) |
| Fit Farmers | Roscommon Co Co | Aisling Dunne (HIC) | |
| COMMUNICATION AWARD [5 shortlisted from 31 applications] | Live Well- A Health and Wellbeing Information Event | Laois Co Co | Emma O’Connor (HIC) |
| COMMUNITY INNOVATION AWARD [5 shortlisted from 75 applications] | Sporting Memories using the power of reminiscence to recall good times past and to reconnect people | Wexford Co Co | Ann Marie Laffan (LDO) |
| Creative Cafe’s: Combining Creativity, Social Inclusion and Positive Mental Health | Monaghan Co Co | Paul Carragher (HIC) | |
| ENVIRONMENT AWARD [4 shortlisted from 18 applications] | Creating Age Friendly & Inclusive Beach Access in Donegal. This initiative in Donegal is aimed at enhancing accessibility to the county’s beautiful beaches, with a focus on Age Friendly and public realm improvements. | Donegal County Council | Pamela Smullen (Former LDO) |
Congratulations on being short listed & good luck to all involved at the awards. The ceremony and the announcement of winners. will be held on Thursday the 7th of November in the Crown Plaza Hotel, Santry, Dublin
Full details of all nominees can be found here
