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Good Relations Awards

Community Relations Council
Open or will open again Antrim & Newtownabbey Ards & North Down Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Belfast City Causeway Coast and Glens Derry City and Strabane Fermanagh and Omagh Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Mid Ulster Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland In Kind

Overview

Since 2006, the Community Relations Council’s Good Relations Awards has highlighted exceptional achievement in promoting good community relations, intercultural work and peacebuilding in Northern Ireland.

Previous Award winners have come from all parts of the region and worked in a wide variety of settings including women and peacebuilding, faith-based work, youth work, community development, cross community work at interfaces, and ethical remembering/commemorative work in a history of conflict.

Award Categories 2025

This year there are six award categories:

  • Community Relations Council Exceptional Achievement Award (peace building) – Partner: Community Relations Council
  • Good Relations Volunteer of the Year Award – Partner: Volunteer Now
  • Good Relations Community Champion Award – Partner: NICVA
  • Good Relations Youth Award (Under 25) – Partner: NI Youth Forum
  • Good Relations Connecting Communities Project of the Year Award – Partner: Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
  • Good Relations ‘Housing for All’ Award – Partner: Northern Ireland Housing Executive.

The Good Relations Awards are organised by the Community Relations Council in partnership with The Executive Office (TEO). Each Award category is supported by a partner organisation: Volunteer Now; NICVA; NI Youth Forum, and the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland. New for 2025 is The Housing for All award and Community Relations Council is delighted to have the support and engagement of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in this category.

Key dates

Nomination deadline 09/01/2023
Application deadline 5pm on 15/01/2024
Application deadline 19/12/2024