O’Doherty first female winner of community award

A PRESTIGIOUS regional award for community endeavour has been won by a woman for the first time in the award’s 10 year history.

The Fitzgerald Memorial Award 2003 has been awarded to a Mitchelstown farmer’s wife, Margaret O’Doherty, who was shortlisted with eight other nominees from throughout Munster, including a former National President of IFA.

Margaret, who has devoted more than 40 years to voluntary community service in a wide range of organisations and bodies in her region, was described as “an absolute inspiration and living example of dedication to community care, development and achievement”.