Cork School Garden Competition Launched by Mayor of County Of Cork

The Mayor Of the County of Cork urges

Primary Schools to enter Cork School

Garden Competition for 2026

Atkins Garden World was the venue as the Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Mary

Linehan Foley launched of the annual School Garden competition for Primary Schools

in County Cork.

The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Mary Linehan Foley said "Activities that

can help children to learn the importance of nature while staying active are crucial for

health and wellbeing". Since its establishment in 2012, the Muintir na Tire School

Garden Competition has inspired thousands of students across Cork County to

embrace the outdoors and Cork County Council is very proud to have supported the

competition each year. I urge all schools around the county to consider signing up this

year, whether a new entrant or a long-established participant. We want to see students

from every town and village involved in Cork.

County Council was represented by Ger Barry, Director of Services Planning and

Environment, Cork County Council, Aida Goold, Senior Executive Officer Cork

County Council, Michelle Greene and Katherine Corkery from the Environment

Directorate and Conor Nelligan Heritage Officer Cork County Council. The Cork

County Federation of Muintir na Tire was represented by Sean Holland, Pauline O

Dwyer, Sean Finn, Finbar Motherway, Helen Kennedy and Denis Kelly, while

Atkins Garden World was represented by Manager Cornelia Creedon.

Coachford National School, winners of the Best School Garden in Cork County in

2025, were represented by pupils Seán Murray and Mia Malinovska.

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The Mayor of the County of Cork Cllr. Mary Linehan Foley with pupils of Coachford

National School Seán Murray and Mia Malinovska at the launch of the Cork School

Garden Competition in Atkins GardenWorld.

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Pupils of Coachford National School Seán Murray and Mia Malinovska at the launch

of the Cork School Garden Competition in Atkins GardenWorld.

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L-R Ger Barry, Director of Services Planning and Environment, Cork County

Council, Aida Goold, Senior Executive Officer Cork County Council, Sean Murray

Coachford National School, the Mayor of the County of Cork Cllr. Mary Linehan

Foley, Mia Malinovska Coachford National School, Katherine Corkery Planning &

Environment Directorate Cork County Council, Conor Nelligan Heritage Officer

Cork County Council at the launch of the Cork School Garden Competition in Atkins

GardenWorld.

For full competition details and Entry form go to https://www.muintircork.com/cork-school-gardens