Dearbhla Rooney’s already bulging trophy cabinet at home has a new addition to it – after the Glenade boxer was named Leitrim’s overall Sports Star of the Year for 2018 at the county’s sports awards banquet in Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday night.
The award was in recognition of Rooney’s exploits with Team Ireland at the recent Youth Olympics in Argentina where she won a bronze medal in the women’s featherweight division. The north Leitrim teenager trains and boxes out of the Sean McDermott boxing club in Manorhamilton.
Listen to Dearbhla’s acceptance speech here:
Other award winners on the night included:
Overall Leitrim Sports Star of the Year: Dearbhla Rooney
Team of the Year: Carrick Hurling
Club of the Year (shared): Glenfarne/Kilty GAA & South Leitrim Special Olympics
Senior Sports Star of the Year (shared): Gérard O’Donnell & Breege Connolly (Athletics)
Junior Sports Star of the Year: Dearbhla Rooney (Boxing)
School of the Year: Drumshanbo Vocational School
Juvenile Team of the Year: St Claire’s Comprehensive School Manorhamilton (GAA)
Volunteer of the Year: John Lowe (Carrick Rowing)
Special Achievement Award: The Beirne family (Irelands fittest family)
Hall of Fame Award: Tommy Moran (GAA).
