Person of the Month Awards 2008/2009

On Thursday 9th April, 2009 The South East Radio & Talbot Wexford's Person of the Month Awards were held to honour Wexford's finest.  The awards scheme was developed to recognise and reward local people of all ages who have gone above and beyond to give themselves or their time for others.

On the night an overall winner was chosen from the 12 monthly winners which included:

March 2008 - Conor O' Dwyer

April 2008 - Countess Ann Griffin -Bernstorff

May 2008 - Mary Connolly

June 2008 - Jason Ryan

July 2008 - Billy Walsh

August 2008 - Darragh McDonald

September 2008 - Wexford Opera House

October 2008 - Dillon

November 2008 - John Carroll

December 2008 - Mary Maguire

January 2009 - Kay Quinn

February 2009 - Wexford RNLI

The overall winner of the Person of the Month 2008/2009 was Kay Quinn.

Kay Quinn and her family suffered deep personal tragedy in recent years when she lost 2 sons to suicide within a 2-year period.  Kay was determined that the devastation felt by her family should not be experienced by any other family and so set up ‘Touched by Suicide’. 

Kay runs this organization almost single-handedly and is available to answer phonecalls 24 hours a day.  Kay offers support and comfort to people who feel that there is no hope and feel that they can’t turn to anybody else.  Unfortunately, there are many people who feel this way as Kay receives many calls, particularly at weekends and usually in the middle of the night.  She receives no funding for this cause.

Kay also runs a charity shop in Enniscorthy.

Kay’s determination to help others, her ability to do something positive after facing huge adversity and untiring dedication make her a shining example to all around her and an inspiration to others.

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