Two Mayo communities vying for Pride of Place honours

TWO Mayo projects will be vying for honours at the national Pride of Place Awards, which will take place in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, on Sunday, January 21.

Mayo will be represented by two exceptionally strong projects - Kilmovee in the 300 to 1,000 population category and Achill Tourism in the community tourism category.

The groups were nominated by Mayo County Council. Representatives from both will travel to Dublin for the results announcement.

Pride of Place is an annual all-island competition organised by Co-operation Ireland, IPB Insurance and local authority partners which acknowledges the incredible work of communities all over the island of Ireland. Judging took place in August.

Over the two days in Mayo the judges did not conceal their admiration for the incredible displays of the two shortlisted communities. They commented on the ‘enthusiasm, commitment and innovation shown’ and acknowledged the unparalleled quality of the presentations and the incredible effort put in by the participating communities.

Spokesperson and head of community engagement for Mayo County Council, Deirdre Finnerty, said: “Regardless of the outcome of the national competition, in our view our four nominees are already winners.”