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Marty Whelan, Chair of the judging panel for this year’s Good Causes Awards 2023, is pictured alongside Jennifer Crowe, CSR & Good Causes Relationship Manager for the National Lottery and Dance Theatre Ireland’s ‘Vintage Youth’, (Helen Nugent, Barbara Wood, Patricia Hughes) at the announcement of the National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2023 application deadline extension which now allows submissions until 5 pm on Friday, 7th April.
THE National Lottery extended their application deadline for this year’s Good Causes Awards until Friday, 7th April and are looking for Kerry groups to apply.
The awards will honour the inspiring work 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 communities.
This year’s event will take place on Saturday, October 21, 2023 in Kilashee House Hotel, Naas, Co. Kildare.
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The National Lottery Good Causes Awards has announced Marty Whelan as Chairperson of this year’s judging panel and Grainne Seoige is set to present the awards ceremony for her fourth consecutive year.
Seven categories of Good Causes will be recognized at the awards: Sport, Health & Wellbeing, Arts & Culture, Heritage, Community, Youth, and Irish Language. Each category winner will receive €10,000 while the overall Good Cause of the Year will receive €25,000.
A special category, ‘Hero of the Year’, will be announced on the awards night in recognition of outstanding work, the recipient will receive a prize of €5,000.
Individuals, community projects and organisations who received Good Causes funding between the years 2018 and 2022 are eligible to apply. Applications for the Awards are now open, and beneficiaries can enter and check eligibility at www.lottery.ie/goodcausesawards
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