Honour Your Humanitarian Heroes!

23 April, 2018

Nominations are now invited for the 2018 Hugh O'Flaherty International Humanitarian Award.

Sr. Orla Treacy As part of the 11th annual Hugh O’Flaherty Memorial Weekend, which will take place on Saturday November 3rd & Sunday November 4th 2018 in Killarney, The Hugh O’Flaherty Memorial Society are inviting the public, NGOs, voluntary bodies and organisations to nominate the person or organisation they feel is doing outstanding humanitarian work and most deserving of the 2018 Hugh O’Flaherty International Humanitarian Award. Last year’s 2017 Humanitarian Award recipient was Irish Loreto Sister Orla Treacy.

In 2006, she went to Sudan to establish an educational & medical facility in that war-torn country Nominations for the 2018 Humanitarian Award are invited from:

  • Individuals from around the world
  • Voluntary Organisations and Humanitarian NGOs operating at home or overseas
Nominations in no more than 500 words should be submitted in writing to the Awards Committee at the below address, or by e-mail to [email protected] before Friday June 15th, 2018. T

he Nomination should clearly outline the reasons why the nominator feels that the nominated Individual/Team/Organisation, merits consideration for this award.

The 2018 Award recipient will be announced in late August and the Award will be presented on Saturday November 3rd, 2018 during the 11th Hugh O’Flaherty Memorial Weekend.

Further Information / Submissions of Nominations:
Jerry O’Grady Chairman Hugh O’Flaherty Memorial Society
c/o Killarney Chamber of Commerce
 2nd Floor TIO Building
Beech Road
Killarney
Co. Kerry
Ireland

E-Mail [email protected]