Congratulations to the 2021 Finalists
After much deliberation by our specially selected panel of judges, we are delighted to announce the 2021 Finalists for the All Ireland Community & Council Awards presented by IPB insurance and LAMA.
Make sure you book your ticket for the Gala Event on Saturday, 9th April 2022 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin Airport.
Community-Based Initiative
Sponsored by
Carrickmacross Toy Library (Monaghan)
Castletroy Urban Greenway (Limerick)
Cavan Library Covid-19 Book Delivery Service (Cavan)
CHEF AID Letterkenny (Donegal)
Clean it up you Dirty Pup! Dog Fouling Campaign (Galway City)
Clever Little Handies Baby Sign Classes (Kildare)
Cork County Council Community Call Library Housebound Service (Cork)
Covid Care Concerts (Wicklow)
Housebound Service (Louth)
Kildare Cycle Cafés (Kildare)
Love Your Beach Week 2021 (Galway City)
Monaghan Libraries Community Delivery and Programming Service (Monaghan)
Project Cineál (Donegal)
Super Connectors (Louth)
Tramore Eco Group Biodiversity Project (Waterford)
Best Community Health Initiative
Sponsored by
Argideen Valley Trail (Cork)
Castletroy Urban Greenway (Limerick)
Clever Little Handies Baby Sign Classes (Kildare)
FitFor45 (South Dublin)
Light Up for Road Safety – World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (Mayo)
Mosney Village initiatives (Meath)
“Not Around Us” Campaign (Meath)
Old Balreask Woods, Navan Community Garden (Meath)
Relationships Matter: Building ACE Awareness in the Community (Cork)
San Remo Project (Wicklow)
Soccer for Girls (Waterford)
The Urban Co-op & Wellness Hub (Limerick)
Best Environmental or Ecological Project or Initiative
Sponsored by
Burren Ecotourism Network – Lonely Planet Listing (Clare)
Dynamic Purchasing System for Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Works (Kerry)
Green Dublin Docklands Initiative (Dublin City)
Harper’s Island Wetlands (Cork)
Love Your Beach Week 2021 (Galway City)
Mayo Decarbonising Communities Network (Mayo)
Protect Our Dunes Campaign (Mayo)
Reclaimed Asphalt Pilot Scheme (Monaghan)
Sustainable Development Goals Mapping Tool (Wicklow)
Team Limerick Clean Up (TLC6) ‘ Different But Doable’ (Limerick)
Tramore Eco Group Biodiversity Project (Waterford)
Whitestown Estate Management – Community Environmental Initiatives (Fingal)
Best Business Working with the Community
Sponsored by
ABC Nutrition (Clare)
Bloom HQ (Laois)
Clever Little Handies Baby Sign Classes (Kildare)
Contactless Bottle Filling Station (Fingal)
Fingal County Council Public Wi-Fi Roadmap (Fingal)
Green Dublin Docklands Initiative (Dublin City)
Housebound Service (Louth)
Mosney Village Initiatives (Meath)
Project Cineál (Donegal)
The Urban Co-op & Wellness Hub (Limerick)
Best Tourism Initiative
Sponsored by
Clew Bay Bike Trail (Mayo)
‘Explore Cork’ App (Cork)
Keep Discovering Donegal (Donegal)
Lough Gur Visitor Centre and Lakeshore Park (Limerick)
Painting of the Stoney Steps (Cork)
Patrick Kavanagh Centre Visitor Experience (Monaghan)
Refurbishment of Fitzwilliam Square (Wicklow)
Royal Canal Greenway (Longford)
The Safe Destination Kerry Programme (Kerry)
Samuel Hayes Bridge (Wicklow)
Voices of St. Mary’s at St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Youghal (Cork)
Wicklow Passport (Wicklow)
Best Social Housing Project/Initiative
Sponsored by
9 Houses Railway Avenue, Borris, Co. Carlow (Carlow)
Bun Daire Green Kinnegad, County Westmeath (Westmeath)
The Carraig Eden Project (Wicklow)
Parkview, Edenderry (Offaly)
Quilty, Kilmihil, Sixmilebridge and Roslevan Units (Clare)
Youghal Clock Gate Tower Social Housing & Heritage Information Centre Project (Cork)
Best Community Sports Team/Club
Enjoy Tennis at Shankill Tennis Club (Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown)
FitFor45 (South Dublin)
Longford Athletic Club (Longford)
Monaghan Sanctuary Runners (Monaghan)
The Peace Link (Monaghan)
St. Paul’s Boxing Club (Waterford)
Waterford Sports Partnership/Waterford Gymnastics Club – Me and My Dad Do Gymnastics (Waterford)
Best Heritage Project
Achonry Mullinabreena Enhancement (Sligo)
Boyne Valley Twinning Initiative (Meath)
The Carrickmacross Workhouse – Interpretation & Education Project (Monaghan)
Clare County Heritage Week Award 2020 (Clare)
Fort Eliza Restoration Project (Offaly)
The Norman Way Phase 3 (Wexford)
Swords Castle Conservation Project (Fingal)
Youghal ‘Virtual’ Medieval Festival (Cork)
Arts/Culture (inc. festivals & events)
Cork CoCo Pops (Cork)
Fingal Festival of History (Fingal)
‘Mayo Day 21 – Ár bPobal, Our People’ (Mayo)
New Ross Summer Sessions 2021 (Wexford)
Summer Songs – Inland & By The Sea (Wicklow)
Waterways Zibaldone (Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown)
Wicklow Passport (Wicklow)
Best Connected Council
Cavan Day 2020 (Cavan)
Free Outdoor WiFi (Fingal)
Imagine – High Speed Broadband (Tipperary)
Limerick 50 Days (Limerick)
Michael Cusack Centre Digital Hub (Clare)
Waterways Ireland Virtual Open Day (Clare)
Disability Access & Inclusion
Age Friendly Clare Digital Nursing Home Initiative
N25 Castlemartyr Village Footbridges
Spraoi agus Sport Alernative Respite Programme (Donegal)
Super Connectors (Louth)
Wicklow County Council Customer Service Innovation Hub (Wicklow
Wicklow Library – Changing Places facility
Best Education/Training Initiative
Connections (Clare)
Dangers of using Inflatables on Open Water (Cork)
Kildare Cycle Cafés (Kildare)
Research by Dr Faisal Ali Khan (South Dublin)
Virtual Reality Canal Experience (Westmeath)
Weather Station For Schools – Climate Change (Fingal)
Writing Home (Kilkenny)
Youth Sports Leader Award (Waterford)
Best CSR Community Programme
Amber Thursday – National Fire, Road and Water Safety initiative (Kildare)
NWCPO at Offaly County Council (Offaly)
Rathcoran House, Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow (Wicklow)
Ray of Sunshine Ltd (Wicklow)
Weather Station For Schools – Climate Change (Fingal)
Wicklow Library – Read Rainbow (Wicklow)
Community Volunteer of the Year
CHEF AID Letterkenny (Donegal)
Entertain Us Athy – Lifting Spirits During a Pandemic (Kildare)
Hawre Kane (Cork)
Jason Mulhall, Blessington Tidy Towns (Wicklow)
Patrick Brophy (South Dublin)
South Dublin Volunteer Centre – COVID-19 Volunteers (South Dublin)
Best Public Park
Albert Reynolds Peace Park (Longford)
Arklow Dog Park (Wicklow)
Connemara National Park – Green Flag (Galway)
Millennium Park (Fingal)
Min Ryan Park & Playground (Wexford)
Somers Park (Roscommon)
Waterstown Park – A Hidden Gem (South Dublin)
Best Local Authority Innovation for Attracting Inward Investment
Arklow Courthouse & Enterprise Hub (Wicklow)
Bloom HQ (Laois)
Love Donegal Day 2021 (Donegal)
Best Micro Business
Clever Little Handies Baby Sign Classes (Kildare)
Ray of Sunshine Ltd (Wicklow)
Emergency Response
Person/Team of the Year
Cavan Civil Defence (Cavan)
Clare Fire Service (Clare)
South Dublin Volunteer Centre – COVID-19 Volunteers (South Dublin)
National Impact Award
Announced at the Awards Ceremony