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PIPS PICKS UP GEORGE QUIGLEY AWARD | News Archive
BY ALANA FERNON

NORTH BELFAST NEWS

Jo Murphy and Philip McTaggart from Pips accepting the Sir George Quigley Award in recognision of their contribution to the community

Staff at a North Belfast charity dedicated to suicide awareness say they are absolutely over the moon after winning a prestigious Ulster Bank Award. The Public Initiative for the Prevention of Suicide and Self-Harm (PIPS) community group is celebrating a Ł5000 award which staff plan to dedicate to developing and delivering training programmes on a commerical basis. The Sir George Quigley Award was founded in memory of the former Ulster Bank Group chairman and is awarded to groups ‘in recognition of their contribution to the wider community.’

‘Delighted’ with the award and cash, Jo Murphy form PIPS said the money would be put to good use. “It is wonderful to be recognised in this way and to receive such a prestigious award which we will use to the benefit of the entire community” she said. “Any funding helps us to develop and enhance the services we provide and this particular award will help us establish a social enterprise called PIPS training.

Congratulating PIPS staff on their achievements, Ulster Bank Group chair Dr Alan Gillespie said he hoped the award would help them attain long-term sustainability for their commercial training programme.