Galway City and County had success at the 2024 IPB Pride of Place Awards held at the Hillgrove Hotel in Monaghan last night.
Hopespace, a children's grief service based in the SCCUL (Skull) Enterprise Centre in Ballybane, won the top prize in the Community Youth Initiative category.
Afterwards, Hopespace Chairperson Kathleen Hartnett and Coordinator Aine Deely spoke to Ollie Turner.
Hopespace accepting their award.
Pic courtesy of Pride of Place Twitter page.
There were also runner-up Awards for Merlin Residents Association and City Arts organisation Branar.
Meanwhile, Galway County had further success with national runner-up trophies for both Williamstown and Kinvara.
Williamstown won their award in Category 1 for towns with a population of 300 or less.
Leo Finnegan, Chairperson of the local Heritage Society says it is a great honour...
Williamstown: L to R: Brendan Caulfield, Tina Caulfield, Finola Kennedy, Leo Finnegan, Eileen Finnegan and Leas-Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council Ollie Turner.
Kinvara picked up a national runner-up trophy in the Climate Action and Biodiversity category.
Hilda O'Grady, Chairperson of Kinvara Tidy Towns explains that the award is recognition for several voluntary groups in the area...
Kinvara: L to R: Marita Barry, Maria Hannigan, Hilda O'Grady, Clare McGinty Ryan and Leas-Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council Ollie Turner.
This year is the 22nd year of the Pride of Place Awards which celebrate the extraordinary voluntary work of communities all over the island of Ireland.
