Cahalane family to be honoured with GAA President's award for outstanding service
Castlehaven brothers and Damien, Jack and Conor Cahalane with the Andy Scannell trophy
The Cahalane family is to be honoured on Friday night at the Gradaim an Uachtaráin 2024, the annual GAA president's awards, which acknowledge outstanding commitment and long service across club and county GAA.
The Cahalane clan, of the Castlehaven, St. Finbarrs, and Éire Óg clubs in Cork, will receive the Dermot Earley Family Award for their incredible contributions to Cork GAA.
Parents Niall and Ailish, from Castlehaven in West Cork, have always been steeped in the Castlehaven club. Castlehaven won their first ever Cork Senior Football Championship in 1989, following up with another win in 1993. Niall was one of five brothers on those team, while Ailish had three. Niall has also won All-Ireland medals at Minor, U21, and Senior for Cork.
Of their seven children, Damien, Conor, and Jack starred on the St Finbarr's senior hurling team as they won the club’s first Premier Senior County title in 22 years in 2022.
Playing their football with Castlehaven, they also played a vital role as the West Cork club became Cork and Munster Senior Club Football champions in 2023. All three have won Munster and All-Ireland medals with Cork, with Jack having the unique achievement of having All-Ireland hurling and football medals at both minor and U20 grades.
Sisters Maebh, Gráinne, Orlaith, and Kate all play camogie for St. Finbarrs GAA. Gráinne plays football with Finbarrs, while Maebh, Orlaith, and Kate all represent the Éire Óg club in Ovens.
Maebh, Gráinne, and Orlaith are current members of the Cork Senior Camogie Panel, with Maebh and Orlaith holding senior All-Ireland medals with the county.
Others to be recognised on Friday night will include Ann Lindsay of the Steelstown Brian Ógs club in Derry, Sean O'Shea, a stalwart volunteer with the Carrick Swans club in Tipperary, Tom Nally of St Michael's in Galway, David Ormonde, a chairman of Na Fianna Clonard in Wexford, Patsy Hetherton, an incredible servant to St Vincent's camogie in Dublin, Paula Clarke of the Killyclogher handball club, synonymous with handball in Ulster, Séamus Mac Ruairí of Naomh Muire, Donegal, for services to Irish, Cahersiveen's Jerry Grogan, honoured with an education award for his work promoting Cumann na mBunscoil, and Patrick Moynagh, a member of the Naomh Alee GAA Club in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, who has worked tirelessly to grow Gaelic Games in the region.
The GAA President’s Awards will be broadcast this Friday night on TG4 at 7.30pm
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