Aisling Centre founder, Christine Buckley has received a European award in recognition of her years of work to raise awareness of institutional child abuse.
Ms Buckley received the Trophées Européens du Bénévolat in the European Parliament in Strasbourg yesterday. Ms Buckley represented Ireland in Europe, having taken the title of Irish Volunteer of the Year at the Ireland Involved Awards last month, when she was heralded by President McAleese as a woman who had changed the course of history through her voluntary effort.
