Entries open for Volunteer Ireland Awards 2024

Categories

• Arts, Culture and Festivals: This category celebrates the dedicated volunteers who make Ireland’s wonderful community festivals and events possible and those who support the many art & cultural activities happening across the country.
• Campaign and Activism:  This category recognises those who volunteer to bring about change, those who campaign to raise awareness or funding for the causes they care about and those who hope to inspire positive shifts in Irish society.
• Children and Youth: This category honors the devoted volunteers who support children and youth in Irish society.
• Environment and Animal Care: This category celebrates volunteers who dedicate their time to caring for animals and or their local environment.
• Health and Wellbeing: This category recognises volunteers who are committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people across Ireland including those who provide supports for people with additional needs or disabilities.
• Safety and Emergency Services: This category commends volunteers who strive to keep their communities safe by providing volunteer emergency services, safety awareness and training.
• Social Inclusion and Community Support: This category recognises volunteers who strive to make sure there is a place for everyone in Irish society and those who are devoted to supporting their community, whether that community is a county, an at risk group or their local neighborhood.
• Sports and Recreation: This category celebrates the huge volume of volunteers who share their time to support sport and recreational activities in their communities.

Eligibility Criteria

• Individual Volunteers & Volunteer Duos
  • Anyone can nominate a volunteer. You can nominate an individual volunteer or volunteer duo in any one of the 8 categories.
• Volunteers Groups
  • You can nominate a group of volunteers for their collective achievements, there is a small group category (3-20 volunteers), a large group category (20+ volunteers) and a COVID-19 group category.
• Volunteer Managers
  • This category celebrates those who lead volunteers and manage volunteer programmes. Behind Ireland’s thousands of volunteers lie the equally dedicated individuals responsible for their recruitment, training, support, recognition and management. These are the people who inspire volunteers and enable an environment where volunteering can thrive. This category is different as nominees can be in either a paid or unpaid position (in all other categories activities must be undertaken voluntarily without pay).

For more information, visit Volunteer Ireland.