May Award for Shane Horgan

Bellewstown"s Shane Horgan is the winner of the Meath Chronicle / Cusack Hotels sports personality-of-the-month award for May. Horgan was instrumental is helping Leinster to a first Heineken Cup final victory when they overcame the Leicester Tigers in a thrilling decider at Murrayfield by 19-16. The former Meath under-age Gaelic footballer endured a disappointing season at international level as injuries left him out of the reckoning for the Grand Slam-winning Irish side, but he made amends at provincial level. Local artist Seamus Cassidy will produce the monthly awards and the overall awards in the main category and subsidiary categories which will include outstanding achievement, young sportsperson and hall of fame. 2009 monthly winners: January - Joanna Morgan; February - Stephen Clynch. March - Barry Geraghty / Paddy Carr. April - Brad Harris.