The 11th Pope John Paul II Award Ceremony was held in Mallow Community Youth Centre on Thursday, 19 October 2023 when 87 young people from across the diocese of Cloyne received the award. S
chools who were represented were St Mary’s Secondary School, Mallow; The Patrician Academy, Mallow; Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal, Blarney; St Mary’s Secondary School, Charleville; C.B.S Charleville, Presentation Secondary School, Mitchelstown; St Mary’s Secondary School, Macroom and Colaiste Mhuire, Buttevant.
Pictured are the award winners with Bishop William Crean, Bernadette O’Connor, Guest speaker Ms Michelle Duggan, award leader with St Mary’s Secondary School, Charleville; Lorraine O’Donovan, who is the new CEO with CDYS, and Fr Tom McDermott.
