Three Wicklow Nominations for Pride of Place Awards

Three projects have been nominated by the Community, Cultural and Social Development Directorate of Wicklow County Council for the “Pride of Place 2022” awards.

In the “Community Wellbeing “category the Council has nominated An Tochar GAA and Wicklow Sports and Recreation Partnership for their collaborative “Irish Sign Language Project.”

In the “Community Resilience “category the Wicklow and Arklow Ukrainian Hubs have been nominated.

An Garda Siochana’s “Chatting Benches” project has been nominated in the “Creative Place” category.

Cathaoirleach of Wicklow County Council, Cllr Tommy Annesley, offered his congratulations to the three nominated projects and wished them well in the 2022 competition.

Mr Brian Gleeson, Chief Executive, Wicklow County Council, added his congratulations and expressed the hope that Wicklow’s recent successes in the “Pride of Place” competition will continue in 2022. He thanked IPBMI and Co-operation Ireland for their ongoing support for the annual “Pride of Place” competition.

The judging for these projects will take place on 6th and 7th September and the winners will be announced at an awards ceremony later this year. The competition is run by Irish Public Bodies Mutual Insurance Company (IPBMI), in association with Co-operation Ireland.