Carrigaline win Best 1916 Commemoration Project at twelfth Annual Pride in Our Community Competition

Carrigaline Tidy Towns have secured the Best 1916 Project Category Award at the 12^th Annual Muintir na Tire Pride in our Community Awards held in Oriel House Ballincollig.

Carrigaline Tidy Towns created the 2016 Centenary Garden in commemoration of the 1916 Rising & the Proclamation of Independence. It is based on the Map of Ireland & includes a Proclamation Plaque, seven newly planted trees (one for each of the signatories) a seat and a flag pole.

County Mayor County Cork Councillor Seamus McGrath congratulated them and said that it was great to see the effort being put in by them and other community groups in developing locally-based Amenity/ Projects which are of long-term benefit to their local community all over County Cork’

Mr Sean Holland Chairman of the organising committee was keen to point out that competition also seeks to make local people conscious of their local environment and promotes litter free communities. He said the competition is open to all voluntary groups in County Cork. Sean added that the organisers had simplified the competition after consulting with local groups. He urged any group that were planning a project or were maintaining an existing project to consider entering the competition