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Ballynacally Retains ‘Clare In Bloom’ Title For Second Consecutive Year At Community Awards

Written by Mark Dunphy
Tuesday, 15 January 2008
High praise was bestowed on communities and schools across Clare at the 2007 Community Environmental Awards ceremony, held last evening in the Templegate Hotel, Ennis. Several awards were presented in competitions including Clare In Bloom, Best Public Seat, “Power of One – Energy Efficiency for Clare”, “Keep Clare Clean” and Pride of Place. Ballynacally Development Association was named overall winner of the 2007 ‘Clare In Bloom’ competition achieving the highest marks for a second year in a row. The Association scored highly for landscaping, range of planting, colour and overall impression. Mayor of Clare Cllr. Patricia McCarthy presented Ballynacally Development Association with a cheque for €1500. Meanwhile, Category 1 was won by Kilrush Tidy Towns Committee, who finished ahead of Bridgetown (2nd) and Shannon (3rd). Tuamgraney Development Association was named the winner of Category 2, with Kilmihil Tidy Towns and Quin Development Association achieving second and third places, respectively. As well as scooping overall winner, Ballynacally Development Association was named winner in Category 3, beating off competition from Labasheeda (2nd) and Mountshannon (3rd). Categories are based on population size with a first, second and third prize in each category of €1100, €550 and €300 respectively. A Special Endeavour Award went to Bridgetown for the overall appearance of the village, which was a blaze of colour during the adjudicating period with the displays on the approach roads excelling. The Mayor’s Environmental Award, as well as a cheque for €1000, was presented to Mountshannon. Mayor McCarthy acknowledged that Mountshannon, with its unique location on the Shannon showed great use of landscaping, which was very much evident in their Amenity Park and harbour. Special Merit Awards were presented to community groups in Bodyke Development Association, Feakle Tidy Village Committee, Scariff Community Council, Obair Newmarket on Fergus, Kildysart Tidy Towns, Carrigaholt Tidy Towns, Ballyvaughan Tidy Towns, Lisdoonvarna Community Council, Ruan Tidy Village, St Mary’s Community Development Lissycasey and Kilmurry McMahon Community Group. For the second consecutive year Ballyea claimed the Best Public Seat Award, which acknowledges communities for tasteful public seats that encourage people to take a few moments repose in pleasant surrounding. Ballyea finished ahead of Ballynacally (2nd) and Decomade Lissycasey (3rd). A newly introduced art competition themed “Power of One – Energy Efficiency for Clare” attracted an enormous number of entries from both primary and secondary schools. First prize was awarded to Jennifer Lyons, St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Spanish Point, with Edel Curtin, St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Spanish Point second and Abby Koomans O’Reilly, Scariff Community College third. The primary school categories were won by Cillian Fennell, Ennis National School, Paraic O’Gorman, Kilmihil National School, Caolann O’Dwyer, Scoil Iosaf Naofa, Moy, Lahinch, 2nd Class, Clarecastle N.S, Laura Brassil, Dangan National School and Caitriona O’Gorman, Kilmihil National School Winners in the ‘Keep Clare Clean’ competition included Louise Hill Ballynacally/Lissycasey; Eoin McNamara, Ruan Toonagh; Liam Kelly, Cratloe; and Grace Kearney, Cratloe. The competition is organised with support from Clare County Council and runs in conjunction with Clare Community Games. Meanwhile, last evening’s ceremony included an inaugural presentation to local participants in the All-Ireland Pride of Place competition. The Pride of Place competition is an annual competition, which is run with Co-Operation Ireland in conjunction with Local Authorities north and south of the border. Clare County Council and Co-Operation Ireland honoured the local contribution that the Michael Cusack Centre in Carron, Kilmihil Community Development Ltd. and the ‘RAPID Community Pitch-In’ at Cloughleigh made in 2007. Bookmark with: Delicious Digg reddit Facebook StumbleUpon What are these?

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