Gorman honoured at hugely successful NEFL awards night
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Gerry Gorman (left) receives the inaugural NEFL Hall of Fame award from secretary Justin Burke.Image 2 of 22
Athboy Celtic's Dan Hegney (left) received a €300 O'Neills Sportswear voucher for winning Club of the Month from NEFL's Paddy Mulreid.Image 3 of 22
Kentstown Rovers Dwayne Cassidy (right) received a €300 O'Neills Sportswear voucher for winning Club of the Month from NEFL's Gerry Gorman.Image 4 of 22
Parkvilla's Gerry Kennedy received a €300 O'Neills Sportswear voucher for winning Club of the Month from NEFL's Yvonne Brady.Image 5 of 22
Robinstown's David Fay (left) and Damien Sheridan (right) collected the Club of the Year award from NEFL members Yvonne Brady and Gerry Gorman.Image 6 of 22
Robinstown's Cody Rogers received the Div 3 Player of the Year award from NEFL chairman John Gorman.Image 7 of 22
Longwood's Tadgh Connolly received the Div 3 Top Scorer award from NEFL Chairman John Gorman.Image 8 of 22
Electro Celtic's Dary Hutchinson receive the Div 4 Top Scorer award from NEFL's Paddy Mulreid.Image 9 of 22
Parkvilla manager Damien McCoy received his Fitzsimons Cup medal from NEFL's Paul Brennan.Image 10 of 22
Trim Celtic 2nds manager John Reilly recieved his Gerry Reilly Cup medal from LFA Executive member Karen Hickey.Image 11 of 22
Kentstown Rovers players, officials and supporters enjoyed the NEFL awards night in the Ardboyne Hotel.Image 12 of 22
Parkvilla secretary Gerry Kennedy (left) received his Kilmessan Shield award from sponsors Alan Farrelly.Image 13 of 22
Trim Celtic captain James Goggins received his Premier Div medal from sponsor Alan Farrelly.Image 14 of 22
Meath Branch Jason Sheerin received the Referee of the Year award for the second successive year from Minister for Sport Thomas Byrne TD.Image 15 of 22
Robinstown members and supporters enjoyed the NEFL Awards at the Ardboyne Hotel in Navan.Image 16 of 22
Robinstown players and supporters at the NEFL awards in the Ardboyne Hotel.Image 17 of 22
Trim Celtic members were celebrating double success at the NEFL Awards in the Ardboyne Hotel.Image 18 of 22
Managers of the Year Trim Celtic's Robert Westphal (left, representing Robbie Horgan), Kingscourt Harps' Paul Brennan and Robinstown's Damien Sheridan (right) receive their awards from NEFL chairman John Gorman.Image 19 of 22
Trim Celtic assistant-manager Robert Westphal (left) received his Challenge Cup medal from sponsor Paul Markey.Image 20 of 22
Robinstown manager Damien Sheridan received his O'Neill Shield medal from Kildare & District League secretary Regina Casey.Image 21 of 22
Trim Celtic player Dean Courtney received the NEFL Premier Player of the Year award from sponsor Alan Farrelly.Image 22 of 22
Kentstown Rovers' Leo Mendez received the Premier Div Top Scorer award from sponsor Alan Farrelly.Gerry Gorman and Robinstown FC were the stars of the show at the North East Football League (NEFL) awards night held in the Ardboyne Hotel Navan.
Gorman was honoured for his decades of diligent service to the league by becoming the first inductee into the NEFL Hall of Fame. The long-serving official was inducted into the Hall of Fame by currently secretary Justin Burke and Minister for Sport Thomas Byrne TD.
Robinstown picked up the Club of the Year award for their heroic campaign that saw them claim the Leinster Junior Shield as well as the NEFL Div 3 title and the O'Neill Shield.
Trim Celtic's double winning season was also honoured as they received their medals for the Premier Division and for the Challenge Cup.
League Secretary Justin Burke thanked the NEFL sponsors for attending the evening (UHY Farrelly Dawe White, PM Blinds & Shutters) and made apologies for some that were unable to attend on the night (O’Neills Sportswear, Conrad Clinton Carpet Specialists, Superior Racking & Shelving LTD).
Just before the official presentations began, Minister For Sport Thomas Byrne was welcomed up the stage to speak to all the guests, with MC Justin Burke mentioning the Byrnes family name and association with Blackbull FC, and the fact the Thomas's two brothers, James and Barry, were founding members of the club.
The Minister spoke about the push for clubs in the North East region to apply for all sports grants, and that he would do all in his power to help and support their applications. He stated that he would be visiting the MDL grounds in the next week or so to see the facilities and hopefully will help with future projects at the ground.
The hugely successful evening was brilliantly MC'd by Burke and with PRO Tommy Melia providing excellent video and photo coverage and Yvonne Brady ensuring the smooth running of the presentations it was a night to remember.