National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2024

Entries are now officially open

We want to celebrate your inspiring work that you do within your community.

The National Lottery are seeking entries to this year’s Good Causes Awards. The competition will culminate with a National Final awards ceremony which will take place on the 12th of October 2024 in Killashee House Hotel, Naas, Co. Kildare.

Who can enter this year’s awards?

You can enter the National Lottery Good Causes Awards if you or your organisation, project or club has received funding through the following National Lottery part-funded schemes between 2019-2023:

  • Sport – Winning through inclusion
    This category is open to any sports club who received a Sports Capital Programme Grant (Capital or Equipment) or any organisation who received funding issued through Sport Ireland.

  • Arts & Culture - Celebrating Irish creativity
    This category is open to any individual or organisation who received a grant from the Arts Council of Ireland.

  • Heritage – Protect, preserve and promote
    This category is open to any organisation who received a grant from the Heritage Council of Ireland.

  • Youth - Nurturing Ireland’s next generation
    This category is open to any organisation or youth club who received funding from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth through a UBU Your Place, Your Space grant, the Targeted Youth Funding Schemes or Youth Information Centres.

  • Health and Wellbeing – Promoting healthier and happier communities
    This category is open to any organisation or community group who received funding through the HSE National Lottery Grant Scheme.

  • Community – Enriching the fabric of Irish Life
    This category is open to any organisation who received National Lottery Good Causes funding through the Department of Rural and Community Development, namely the SSNO grants (Support National Organisations) or the Senior Alert Schemes.

  • Irish Language - Cothú grá na cainte
    This category is open to any organisation who received an Irish Language Support grant issued through the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

There is a total prize fund of €135,000 available.

Each of the 35 National Finalists will also receive a cheque of €1,000 to celebrate them reaching this stage of the competition. Full details can be found in our Terms & Conditions below.

Every year, the Good Causes Awards celebrate the inspirational work carried out by many volunteers, coaches, care givers and extraordinary people across Ireland, along with the organisations they represent. Beneficaries will be judged on how the funds were used to make an ever-lasting impact on their local community, project, club, or service users.
A total prize fund of €135,000 is available and a full breakdown of the prizes and categories is available in our Terms & Conditions below.

All entrants to the National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2024 must agree and adhere to the Terms & Conditions.

By entering this competition, the entrant agrees to these Terms & Conditions.

Good Cause of the Year 2023 – Meath Women's Refuge and Support Services

Meath Women's Refuge and Support Services are a non-profit organisation which assists women affected by domestic violence and abuse across Co. Meath and the northeast region. Each year they work directly with over 600 users and receive over 2,000 calls to their helpline, which operates 24 hours a day, all–year round. They provide support services such as crisis refuge accommodation, holistic treatments, counselling services as well as advocacy and leadership to influence positive change in society. Huge congratulations to all the amazing people involved in this wonderful organisation. National Lottery are so proud to support them.

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