Award Recipient
Esther with award sponsors Fostering First Ireland
Esther Young
Esther Young has been a community liaison officer with LINC (Lesbians In Cork) since 2018. LINC is a community development organisation which has been providing support, assistance and safe spaces in Cork for LGBT+ women for over 20 years. They run a drop-in service, a youth group, and a variety of other activities including drama and boxing, both of which Esther Young is involved in.
Esther is also extremely active within her local community, and is a student of Youth and Community Development in UCC. When she was called up to receive the award, her acceptance speech focused on the community, thanking her fiancée, Sinead; everyone in the LINC drama group, and the organisation: “I’m proud to call all of you my family.” She congratulated all the nominees and winners in other categories. Esther then spoke about the importance of working together and supporting each other, saying: “I don’t think anyone would be up here without everyone in this room.”