National Volunteer Awards

THE Ladies Gaelic Football Association is pleased to announce details of the 2026 Dooctor.ie LGFA Volunteer of the Year awards.

 

Administrators, coaches and media are among those who will be honoured across eight categories.

 

 

The scheme will once again recognise winners from 2026 in the following categories, please click on the award category to nominate:

 

Young Volunteer Of the Year

School Coach of the Year

Club Coach of the Year

PR Award

Club Committee Officer of the Year

County/Provincial Officer of the Year

International Volunteer of the Year

Volunteer Hall Of Fame Award

 

There will be an overall Volunteer of the Year selected from one the categories and the winner will receive the Lulu Carroll award, named after the late Lulu Carroll, who was a 2001 All-Ireland senior medallist with Laois.

Lulu, who passed away in 2007, was a committed servant to Ladies Football at club and county levels, and one of the game’s most popular and well-known figures.

Lulu, a former All-Star recipient, also won eight Leinster titles with Laois, along with six county senior titles and a provincial crown at club level with Timahoe.

 

All winners will be chosen on receipt of applications by clicking on the link above for each relevant category and must be submitted by Friday, November 20 2026. 

 

 

The full list of previous winners is available HERE