Search begins for local heroes

The search has begun to find this year’s outstanding volunteers.

Launching the Volunteer Ireland Awards 2012, RTÉ presenter Claire Byrne called on people across the country to go online to www.volunteer.ie and nominate heroes in their local community who are deserving of a special “thank you”.

The Volunteer Ireland Awards are the major annual initiative to celebrate volunteering in Ireland that are co-ordinated by Volunteer Ireland — the national volunteer development agency — and supported by Panadol.