St Malachy's Castlewellan was today named AIB GAA Club of the year for 2002.
The Co. Down club, which has over 600 members, received the accolade and a €10,000 award at Croke Park this afternoon.
The club also won the Down County Award and the Provincial Award for Ulster.
In Leinster, Meath club Simonstown Gaels picked up a €5,000 development grant while Burgees (Tipperary) and St Brigids (Roscommon) won similar grants in Munster and Connacht respectively.
A total of 32 clubs received County Awards and development grants worth €2,000 each.
They are:
Connacht(Galway) Glenamaddy GAA Club, (Leitrim) Cloone GAA Club, (Mayo) Achill GAA Club / Fochumann Acla, (Roscommon) St. Brigids GAA Club, (Sligo) Eastern Harps GAA Club
Leinster(Carlow) Cnoc Arda, (Dublin) Naomh Barróg, (Kildare) Moorefield GAA Club, (Kilkenny) Graigue-Ballycallan, (Laois) Stradbally, (Longford) Ballymahon, (Louth) Mattock Rangers, (Meath) Simonstown Gaels, (Offaly) Tubber GAA Club, (Westmeath) The Downs / CLG Na Dúnta, Wexford Rathnure St. Annes, (Wicklow) Bray Emmets.
Munster(Clare) Éire Óg Inis, (Cork) Carrigaline Cumann Iomanaoichta & Peile Carrig Ui Leighin, (Kerry) Austin Stacks, (Limerick) Adare, (Tipperary) Burgess / CLG Buirgheas, (Waterford) Déuglán Naofa Ardmhór.
Ulster(Antrim) St. Gall's GAC, (Armagh) Mullaghbawn Cuchulainns, (Cavan) Butlersbridge, (Derry) Sean Dolans GAC, (Donegal) Bun Crannaigh, (Down) St. Malachy's Castlewellan Naomh Maolmhoig Caisleán a' Mhuilinn CLG, (Fermanagh) Derrygonnelly Harps, (Monaghan) Clontibret-O'Neill's, (Tyrone) Strabane Sigersons Cumann Mhic Sioghar An Srath Bán.