Congratulations to long-time Cuala friend and connection Niall Scully of the Evening Herald, who was recently presented with the ‘Local Journalist of the Year award’ at the LGFA Volunteer awards (image above), as well as receiving an award from Karl O’Brien, chairperson of Dublin Camogie Board in recognition of his coverage of Dublin Camogie since 1983 (image below).

Here is what the LGFA had to say….

‘Niall Scully has been covering and promoting Ladies Football in Dublin both at club and County level coming up on four decades now….Niall has made a huge impact on our sport especially in the early years when many saw ladies football as a novelty act, Niall saw the potential of the game. His coverage back then and throughout the subsequent years gave the LGFA a profile in Dublin and played an integral part in the growth of the sport in the capital’

Niall’s passion and hard work made a similar impact on raising the profile of camogie in Dublin…

‘In 1984, Dublin camogie struggled to gain media attention…This changed when the Dublin Board reached out to the Evening Herald. Since then, journalist Niall Scully has dedicated 38 years to highlighting every aspect of Dublin camogie, becoming one of the longest-serving camogie journalists’