Three Finglas groups nominated for IPB Pride of Place awards

Three Fingal groups have been nominated for the IPB Pride of Place Competition taking place in the city next weekend.

Balbriggan Men’s Shed, Oldtown Community Council and the Mountview Community and Youth Centre in Dublin 15 are representing the council in three different categories in recognition of the “hugely positive contribution” they are each making to their local communities.

Now in its 20th year, the competition, organised by Co-operation Ireland, is part of a drive to foster better community relations on the island of Ireland.

Pride of place invites local authorities in Ireland, north and south to nominate the groups and communities which make a difference in making communities places to be proud of.

In September, the judges met with Balbriggan Men’s Shed who were competing in a new category which highlighted the best in Community Wellbeing.

Meanwhile Mountview Community & Youth Centre flew the flag for the Dublin 15 community of Mountview in the Urban Neighbourhoods category and Oldtown Community Council represented the North County Fingal village in the category for populations between 300 and 1000 persons.

The awards finals will take place in the Clayton Hotel on Saturday, Jan 21 with Mayor of Fingal Cllr Howard Mahony and Chief Executive AnnMarie Farrelly in attendance to support the Fingal groups.

Speaking ahead of the finals, Mayor of Fingal Cllr Howard Mahony said: “I want to wish the three Fingal groups who took part in Pride of Place the very best of luck on the night and hope to see them follow on in the strong tradition of doing Fingal and the Council proud in this competition which recognises the huge importance of the community and voluntary sector in the life of the county”.