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Members of Cobh Tidy Towns Winners of the Best New Entry from Paul Hartnett Cork County Council at
the Muintir na Tire Pride in Our Community
Awards
Included are: Cllr. Clare Cullinane, Ken Curtin, Jim
O’Rourke, Hendrick Verway, County Mayor Seamus Mc Grath and Annette Lane Muintir na Tire
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Their project involved highlighting the wildlife in Cuskinny Marsh and Nature Reserve in association with Birdwatch Ireland. Three new upgraded wildlife signs were erected at The Bay, The Marsh and The Woodland to encourage people to visit this beautiful area and appreciate the diversity of wildlife in the area.
Mayor of 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
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