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The Belfast Sports Awards 2025 will take place in Belfast City Hall on Friday 30 May.
Voting will open in March – we’ll be updating this web page then with details of how to submit your nominations across a range of categories.
We are currently inviting expressions of interest for the sponsorship of this year’s awards. This is a unique opportunity for an organisation to increase their brand awareness, promote the benefits of sport and wellbeing in Belfast and target new audiences.
If you’re interested, complete our expression of interest form (link opens in new window) by 4pm on Monday 24 February.
Complete your expression of interest (link opens in new window)
The Belfast Sports Awards 2024 ceremony took place in Belfast City Hall on Friday 22 March.
The award-winners included athletes, volunteers and coaches in Belfast. Three athletes were inducted into Belfast City Council’s Sporting Hall of Fame. The award-winners are listed in the table.
| Sports category | Winner | Award sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| Hall of Fame | Donna Armstrong (Cricket, Northern Ireland and MBC) | Belfast City Council |
| Hall of Fame | Roy Coyle (Football) | Belfast City Council |
| Hall of Fame | David Jeffrey (Football) | Belfast City Council |
| Pathways to Club | Sean Madden (St Malachy’s Old Boys' Youth Club) | Active Belfast |
| Pathways to Club | Jahswill Emmanuel (Multi-Ethnic Sports and Cultures NI) | Active Belfast |
| Young Coach of the Year | Torrie Laverty (Bloomfield Ladies' FC) | Better |
| Senior Coach of the Year | Brendan Crossan (St Malachy’s Old Boys' Youth FC) | Better |
| Senior Coach of the Year | Joe McDaniel (Naomh Gall GAC) | Better |
| Female Coach of the Year | Orla Le Mahieu (Ardoyne Kickhams) | Better |
| Disability Coach of the Year | Michael Hilland (Trail Blazers Power Chair FC) | Better |
| Healthy Lifestyle | Shaftesbury Healthy Living Centre | Active Belfast |
| Volunteer of the Year | Conor McCann (St Teresa’s GAC) | Belfast City Council |
| Volunteer of the Year | Mary Matthews (Queen’s Basketball Club) | Belfast City Council |
| Young Athlete of the Year | Aine Doherty (Cycling VC Glendale) | Sports Medicine NI |
| Senior Male Athlete of the Year | Stuart McCloskey (Rugby, Ulster and Ireland) | Commonwealth Games |
| Senior Female Athlete of the Year | Victoria Catterson (Swimming, Ireland) | Commonwealth Games |
| Disability Athlete of the Year | James MacSorley (Wheelchair basketball, Sheffield Steelers) | Commonwealth Games |
| Junior Team of the Year | Lagan Valley Junior Men’s Cross Country Team | Decathlon |
| Senior Team of the Year | Belfast Giants | Decathlon |
For more information, contact:
Sports Development Officer
Sports Development
Cecil Ward Building
8-10 Linenhall Street
Belfast
BT2 8BP
Call: 028 9027 0515
These athletes have been inducted into our sporting Hall of Fame for their contribution and performances in their chosen sport.
| Year | Name | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donna Armstrong | Cricket |
| 2024 | Roy Coyle | Football |
| 2024 | David Jeffrey | Football |
| 2020 | Fiona Shannon | Handball |
| 2020 | David Calvert | Shooting |
| 2020 | Gerry Armstrong | Football |
| 2019 | Hugh Russell | Boxing |
| 2019 | Sandra Bailie | Bowls |
| 2019 | Sammy McIlroy | Football |
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Sports Development, Cecil Ward Building, 4-10 Linenhall Street, Belfast, BT2 8BP
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