CLONAKILTY Mayor Conan O’Donovan handed out his first awards in the role last week with recognition for a number of groups and individuals.

These included Clonakilty Guitar Festival which is celebrating 21 years, the local Post Office on its centenary and Lisavaird Co-op for the same reason, and the local Park Run which has passed the 500 milestone.

Individual recipients included Odhran Scully, national 1,500m champion Laura Nicholson, Diarmaid Cregan, chairperson of Clonakilty Tidy Towns, and Caroline Hayes, a volunteer at the local resource centre.

Odhran Scully, U-13 Ulster Golf Trophy winner receives a Clonakilty Mayoral Award from Conan O'Donovan at a ceremony in the Clonakilty GAA Complex in Ahamilla. Photo: Martin Walsh.

Meals on Wheels volunteers Marian Corcoran and Eileen O’Driscoll also received awards along with Kathy Galvin for her fundraising efforts for CUH, and Betty Hennessy for ‘all you do for the community’.

Rosie Scott (left) and Claudia Graepel, representing the Clonakilty Park Run (who organised their 500th run earlier this year) receiving a Clonakilty Mayoral Award from Mayor Conan O'Donovan at a ceremony at the Clonakilty GAA Compolex in Ahamilla. Photo: Martin Walsh.

Margaret Daly was recognised for raising €120,000 over the last 30 years for charity, along with St Joseph’s charity shop having donated over €800,000 to charity groups.

The event took place in O’Donovan’s Hotel and was sponsored by Clonakilty Dunmanway Credit Union and Hodnett Forde.