Awards and
Accreditations
Spraoi agus Spórt is proud to be a multi-award winning social enterprise. This year alone, we have already secured three awards:
- A Gold Award for Best Disability Access & Inclusion Initiative at the recent All-Ireland Community & Council Awards. This award was for our Alternative Respite Programme, which offers over 2,000 hours of alternative respite annually
- A Silver Award for Best Community Based Initiative, also at the All-Ireland Community & Council Awards. This was for Project Cineál, our response to Covid and the lockdown, which initially shut down our services. But we responded by developing online services, courses and classes, a helpline, foodbank, grocery, and pharmacy collection services.
- An After School Club of the Year for Ireland at the international Prestige Awards. These awards celebrate the businesses and individuals that consistently offer excellent products and services in their country.
Below listed is some more of our most recent awards and listed is our awards we have been awarded since we started.

We are honoured to have received 22 awards since our opening.
Check out the list of awards we have secured since we opened in 2010:
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2021 Digital.Ie Awards Finalist
Local Hero – Helen Nolan
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2020 Pride of Place
Winner Community Well-Being
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2019 Charity Impact Awards
Social Enterprise of the Year 2019
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2018 Charity Impact Awards
Social Enterprise of the Year 2018
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2018 Dormant Accounts Fund
FabLab Inishowen
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2018 The Ireland Funds
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2017 Families First Award
Charity Supporting Families
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2017 The Ireland Funds
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2017 Age & Opportunity
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2016 Age & Opportunity
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2015 Donegal Volunteer of the Year Award
Chairperson Helen Nolan
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2015 Donegal Volunteer Project of the Year Award – “Time for Us”
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2015 The Ireland Funds
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2015 Age & Opportunity
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2015 Pobal – Community Services Programme
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2014 Better Together Awards
People’s Choice Award
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2014 Coca Cola Thank You Fund
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2013 International Charity Bazaar
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2012 Coca-Cola Thank You Fund
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2012 Represented Donegal in the National Pride of Place Awards
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2011 Families First Awards
Runner Up Best Activity Provider for Toddlers