The Spirit of Plurabelle Award was donated to the club by Eamon and Oscar Doyle in memory of their wife and mother, Fiona Tiernan. It is awarded every year to the member who in the year has best embodied the spirit of the Plurabelle Paddlers. Nominated by their fellow team members, the 2020 Spirit of Plurabelle was ‘virtually’ awarded to:
- Chris Barnes
- Tara Byrne
- Gina Lyons
- Marian O’Dea
In announcing the award winners, Susan Rowe, Chairperson, said, ‘Over the last number of months (along with help from many more) Chris, Tara, Gina and Marian have helped to pull the club together with social and sporting activities. We had fun with Gina’s quizzes which started early in lockdown. These were followed by Tara’s stretch classes and eventually when we managed to get back on the water more than 50 members were facilitated to get out on our club O1s, with Marian and Chris being the driving force behind this.’
