Lord Mayor, Cllr. Eibhlin Byrne, will officiate at the North Central Area Neighbourhood Awards at 5.30pm on 11 August in the Civic Centre, Bunratty Road, Coolock. Prizes were awarded in nine categories including: best residential area, best shopping street, best community environment initiative, best urban village, best modern building and best school.
In the North Central Area the essence of the competition is the citizens of Dublin working in tandem with Dublin City Council. Any measures taken by entrants to create a cleaner, greener environment and a more attractively presented locality that benefits the whole community were looked upon favourably.
Dublin is a city of villages. In communities all over the city are people who unselfishly contribute to making our city a better place to live. The City Neighbourhood competition is one small way in which we can acknowledge the contribution made by people to their local communities. I want to congratulate all those involved and particularly to acknowledge the great efforts of everyone who entered into this competition” said Lord Mayor Cllr. Eibhlin Byrne;
The Dublin City Neighbourhoods Competition is an Area based competition with categories judged initially on an Area basis. The best entrants from each of the five City Council Administrative Areas will be selected to go forward to a citywide competition held in September. The overall winners from this competition will automatically qualify for the prestigious Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government’s National City Neighbourhoods Competition in September.
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Results:
Residential Area 1-150
- Rathmore Residents’ Association
Residential Area 151- to 300
- Woodlawn Residents’ Association
Residential Area 300+
- Ard Na Greine Residents’ Association
Flats/Apartments
- Rosevale Court Senior Citizens Complex
Best Shopping Street
- Raheny Business Association-Howth Road
Best Community Environment Initiative
- St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Ayrfield
Best Urban Village
- Raheny Business Association
Best Modern Retail Building
- Carville Rickard Solicitors-Raheny Main Street
Best School
- St. Paul’s J.N.S., Ayrfield, Dublin 13.