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Drung woman to carry Olympic torch 28.03.12

by Linda McGrory

AN Inishowen mother-of-four is celebrating the "huge honour" of being chosen to carry the Olympic torch.
Helen Quinn, who works as a careers adviser in Co Tyrone, was nominated by a work colleague for her contribution to her community including her work in youth development.
Helen (42) is originally from Drung, Quigley's Point, on the Inishowen peninsula. She has lived in Omagh, Co Tyrone, for the past nine years with husband Gerard and their four children. She previously worked as a teacher in Zimbabwe, Africa and Glasgow, Scotland.
Mother-of-four Helen Quinn, from Drung, Quigley's Point, who has been chosen to carry the Olympic torch in Portadown, Co Armagh, on June 5.
She works in Omagh as a careers advisor with the Department of Education and Learning and is heavily involved in her local GAA club, youth club and the parents’ groups of local primary and secondary schools. She ran the Belfast Marathon for Transplant UK in May.
Helen has been allocated a slot to carry the torch in Portadown, Co Armagh, on June 5 along with four others.
"I am very excited. It is a huge honour to be picked and my family, friends and work colleagues are very pleased for me," she said. She added that her children, Josephine (13), Matthew (11), Julieanne (8) and Brendan (6) are thrilled for her.
Helen was nominated by fellow careers adviser, Mary McDermott, who said she deserved to be an Olympic torchbearer as someone who usually lets "others shine".
"Helen is not the person you see in the paper receiving a trophy, but is the person that makes sure the cogs in the wheel are oiled so that others can shine. No task is too big or too small. I would love to see Helen carry the torch and give her an opportunity to shine,” she said in her nomination.
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