The Acorn Project, Pride of Place awardsTwo Offaly groups honoured at Pride of Place community awardsTwo community groups based in Offaly were honoured at the prestigious Pride of Place community awards on Saturday evening (November 2) at a gala ceremony in Monaghan. Banagher came runner up in the Areas with a Population 1000-2000 category to Straffan, County Kildare, while The Acorn Project, County Offaly, came runner up in the Community Youth Initiative category, losing out to the Sensory Kids project, County Antrim. Started 22 years ago, Pride of Place has grown into the largest competition recognising community development achievements on the island of Ireland. Banagher, Pride of Place awardsPresident Michael D. Higgins, Joint Patron of Co-operation Ireland, said the awards played an important role. “We work to build relationships across the island and Pride of Place plays a critical role in that work.

Source: Irish Independent November 06, 2024 22:51 UTC