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Castlegregory Group Announced As Finalists In National Lottery Good Causes Awards

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The National Lottery today announced the 35 national finalists for the National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2022. Sonya Lennon, who is Chair of this year’s judging panel, was photographed at the announcement along with Gráinne Seoige, who will host the Awards ceremony later this year, and Jennifer Crowe, the National Lottery CSR and Good Causes Relationship Manager. Photo by MacInnes Photography

THE Castlegregory Community Golf Course Association is amongst the 35 community groups, sports clubs and organisations from all over Ireland who were today announced as national finalists in the National Lottery Good Causes Awards.

The club is now set to contest in the Youth category of the Awards. With the support of Good Causes funding through the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, members of the club formed the ‘GameOn Autism Golf Club’ programme which encouraged young members with autism to participate in the game, becoming the first inclusive golf programme of its kind in Ireland.

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The Awards honour the inspiring work and achievements of thousands of projects, clubs and individuals from all over Ireland who, with the help of National Lottery Good Causes funding, have had an extraordinary impact on their local communities.

Each of the 35 finalists will now receive €1,000 and a hand-crafted trophy and proceed to the grand final in which there are seven categories: Arts & Culture, Community, Health & Wellbeing, Heritage, Irish language, Sport and Youth.

The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony which takes place on Saturday October 1 in the Kilashee House Hotel, Co. Kildare, where each of the seven category winners will receive €10,000 and the overall Good Cause of the Year will take home an additional €25,000.