The deadline to nominate your volunteers is approaching fast!
There's still time to nominate a volunteer, or group of volunteers for an Irish in Britain Award.
It's a chance to showcase the phenomenal work that volunteers do in our community.
The winners and finalists of the Volunteer Awards will be invited to our Awards Ceremony, which will take place on Thursday 4 June at the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith, where they will have a chance to meet special guests and receive a gift for their contribution to the community.
Who can be nominated?
Any volunteer or group of volunteers who volunteers for an Irish in Britain member organisation
Previous nominees, finalists and award-winners are eligible for re-nomination.
There are four categories for nomination:
Young Volunteer (under 25)
Individual
Trustee (Committee or board member)
Group (Individuals who regularly volunteer together, up to six people)
Any member organisation can nominate volunteers in more than one category.
How to nominate
Then just fill in the simple Volunteer Awards Nomination form 2026
The deadline for submitting is 5pm Monday 30 March 2026.
We look forward to receiving your nominations! Email Communitydevelopment@irishinbritain.org if you have any queries.
Irish in Britain established these annual awards in 2018 to recognise outstanding volunteers within our member organisations throughout the Irish community in Britain.
Two new awards were launched in 2023, one is an Award for an Outstanding Young Volunteer (for nominees under 25).
We also created a special award named the David O'Keeffe Award in memory of David O'Keeffe. David was manager of the Irish Cultural Centre until his sudden death in November 2019.
This Award will be presented to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the Irish community in Britain.