St Patrick’s Villas in Castleconnell took the runner-up award for housing estates at this year’s IPB Pride of Place Awards last weekend.
The nationwide competition was initiated 15 years ago through a Co-operation Ireland programme to acknowledge the invaluable work undertaken by volunteers and those involved in local community development. It has grown into the largest competition recognising community development achievements on the island of Ireland.
Competition Chairman Tom Dowling said that Pride of Place was about “showing respect and inclusion for every sector in our communities, young, old, rich or poor and creating communities to which the people are proud to say they belong”.
Co-operation Ireland chief executive Peter Sheridan described the awards ceremony as an ideal opportunity for organisations to come together and learn from each other.
“This will be important as we prepare for the inevitable changes Brexit will bring to the island of Ireland. This evening, we have witnessed some of the finest examples of people working together to create a positive future and we all must continue to build on this so Irish society as a whole can benefit. I congratulate everyone who was nominated but I extend special congratulations to those groups who were triumphant this evening”.
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