A farmer from Mayo was one of 11 recipients of National Awards to Volunteers in Irish Sport on Wednesday.
Martin Cullen, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism presented Jimmy Corbett from Claremorris with an award for his voluntary commitment to Irish sport as he won the Adult Manager of the Year.
Mr Corbett set up the Carnacon Ladies GAA Club in 1986 when ladies Gaelic football was in its infancy. Since then the Carnacon ladies have progressed to win numerous underage and senior county titles not to mention three Senior All Ireland titles in 2002, 2007, and 2008. Mr Corbett has been to the forefront of all these successes. In addition to his work with the Carnacon Club, Mr Corbett also finds time to promote ladies Gaelic football within Mayo. Over a period of 23 years he has served as both PRO and development officer of the Mayo Ladies County Board and this year was appointed president. His enthusiasm for ladies Gaelic football is unrelenting.
The National Awards to Volunteers in Irish Sport is an initiative of the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism in conjunction with the Federation of Irish Sports which represents 68 sports in Ireland. The scheme is supported by Setanta Sports, Servasport, the Community Foundation, and the Irish Sports Council.
