The event was part of the Department for Communities programme, A Home for Lifelong Volunteering, run in conjunction with Ulster GAA, Ulster Rugby and the Irish FA.
Compered by the BBC’s Thomas Niblock, an audience of 200 people paid tribute to young volunteers, all aged between 16 and 24, from each of the three sports who were commended for 50, 100 and 200 hours of volunteering to their clubs.
Keynote speakers included Irish FA board member, Cheryl Lamont CBE, Diarmaid Marsden (Ulster GAA) and Eliza Downey (Ulster Rugby), who reflected on their own volunteering stories and the valuable contribution it has made to their own lives, followed by a panel session involving Stevie Watson (Irish FA), Aimee Hughes (Ulster GAA) and Emily Millar (Ulster Rugby).