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Aimee Mackin is the TG4 Senior Players Player of the Year for 2020
Armagh forward Aimee Mackin has been crowned TG4 Senior Players Player of the Year for 2020.
Mackin (23) was voted best in class by her peers, with the Shane O’Neills player fending off stiff competition from Dublin duo Carla Rowe and Sinead Goldrick to claim the coveted individual award.
Mackin recovered from cruciate knee ligament damage sustained against Cork in 2019 to make a sensational impact during the 2020 Championship.
She scored 1-6 in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship opener against Tyrone, before a 2-7 haul helped Armagh past Mayo and into a first semi-final appearance since 2015.
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Armagh forward Aimee Mackin has been named as the TG4 Ladies Football Senior Players’ Player of the Year for 2020.
23-year-old Mackin was awarded the award at a virtual ceremony on Saturday evening after being voted by her peers.
The Shane O’Neills player saw off stiff competition from Dublin duo Carla Rowe and Sinead Goldrick to claim the coveted individual award.
Mackin recovered from cruciate knee ligament damage sustained against Cork in 2019 to make a sensational impact in last year s Championship.
She scored 1-6 in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship opener against Tyrone, before a 2-7 haul helped Armagh past Mayo and into a first semi-final appearance since 2015.
The Pan-African flag was raised in Lunenburg to celebrate Black Heritage Month. Photo: Evan Taylor
Flying in Lunenburg now, for the first time ever is the Pan-African flag in recognition of Black Heritage Month.
A handful of people attended the flag-raising ceremony where Lunenburg Mayor Matt Risser made remarks about the importance of black heritage in Lunenburg.
Mayor Risser shared the stories of two former slaves from the area.
A black woman known only as Sylvia formerly played an important role in the town’s protection from privateers in 1782. While serving the family of John Creighton she helped protect the family and their belongings as well she helped deliver and load ammunition at the town’s blockhouse. She received no credit for her actions at the time and was buried in an unmarked grave in Halifax.