THE WINNERS OF THE WESTERN PEOPLE 2011 MAYO SPORTS STAR AWARDS HAVE BEEN UNVEILED TODAY.

THE GAELIC FOOTBALLER AWARD GOES TO BALLAGHADEREEN’S ANDY MORAN, WHILE THE SOCCER AWARD GOES TO BRIAN McHALE OF BANGOR HIBS.

FIONA McHALE, CARNACON TAKES THE LADIES FOOTBALL AWARD,

SHANE MORLEY, TOOREEN TAKES THE HURLING AWARD, WHILE THE CAMOGIE AWARD GOES TO YVONNE BYRNE FROM BALLYHAUNIS.

YOUNG SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR IS CLAREMORRIS SHOWJUMPER CORMAC HANLEY JUNIOR.

AMY CORRIGAN OF BALLAGHADEREEN TAKES THE HANDBALL AWARD, WHILE THE ATHLETICS AWARD GOES TO THE MAYO AC LADIES.

RAY MOYLETTE OF ST ANNE’S BOXING CLUB, WESTPORT HAS BEEN NAMED SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR, AFTER BECOMING CHAMPION OF EUROPE IN 2011.

THE BOXING AWARD GOES TO KATIE ROWLAND OF GEESALA BOXING CLUB,

AND PETER MULLEN OF ST ANNE’S BOXING CLUB WINS THE HALL OF FAME AWARD.

EMMA MULLIN OF CASTLEBAR CELTIC HAS WON THE LADIES SOCCER AWARD,

JASON DEVANEY OF CROSSMOLINA SNOOKER CLUB  - WHO’S NOW REGARDED AS ONE FO THE BEST YOUNG SNOOKER PLAYERS IN THE WORLD, TAKES THE SNOOKER AWARD

AND THE DARTS AWARD GOES TO MARTIN HENEGHAN OF ROUNDFORT, WHO CAPTAINED IRELAND AT THE WORLD CUP FINALS IN BREAFFY IN 2011.

THE TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD GOES TO THE REEK 24-HOUR CHALLENGE TEAM – WHO CLIMBED CROAGH PATRICK 12 TIMES IN 24 HOURS LAST JULY.

THE SCHOOLS AWARD GOES TO HOLY FAMILY NATIONAL SCHOOL, NEWPORT,

AND THE MERIT AWARD GOES TO MAYO’S SPECIAL OLYMPIANS – DEIRDRE GANNON, DEIRDRE GARVIN, MARY McDERMOTT AND PAUL KAVANAGH, WHO CAPTURED MEDALS FOR IRELAND AT THE SPECIAL OLYMPIC WORLD SUMMER GAMES IN ATHENS LAST JUNE.

THE SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD GOES TO EAMON KEANE OF LOUISBURG, WHILE CLAREMORRIS GOLF CLUB TAKES THE GOLF AWARD.  

THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT A GALA FUNCTION IN THE MCWILLIAM PARK HOTEL, CLAREMORRIS ON 24^TH FEBRUARY.