Pride of Place Awards: Laytown/Bettystown communities lauded for their civic efforts and volunteerism
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Medium Housing Estate Winner Abbey View, Slane Annette Fitzpatrick, Mary O’Brien, Timmy O’Brien & Sean MahonImage 2 of 32
Small Town Bettystown Tidy Towns Group Bettystown Tidy Towns GroupImage 3 of 32
Small Town Bettystown Tidy Towns Group Bettystown Tidy Towns GroupImage 4 of 32
Heritage Broomfield & District: Stephen O’Donoghue, Joan Farrell, Mary Morgan, Bernadette Shevlin & Gerard WeldonImage 5 of 32
Shop Front: McDonoughs Coffee House and Bar. Collected by Liam Keane on behalf of McDonoughs.Image 6 of 32
Shop Front McDonoughs Coffee House & Bar. Collected by Liam Keane on behalf of McDonoughsImage 7 of 32
Vacant Premises Mosney Village Mosney Village (representatives of Mosney Village Management)Image 8 of 32
Vacant Premises Mosney Village Mosney Village (representatives of Mosney Village Management)Image 9 of 32
Community Wellbeing Mosney Village Mosney Village (representatives of Mosney Village Management)Image 10 of 32
Large Housing Estate Runner up: Brookside, Bettystown Rita Tower, Valerie Walsh and Kevin Mullen.Image 11 of 32
Large Housing Estate Winner Mosney Village Mosney Village (representatives of Mosney Village Management)Image 12 of 32
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Large Town Laytown Tidy Towns: Marylou Murray, James Ellis, Gabrielle O’Brien, David Conroy, Monica O’BrienImage 14 of 32
Best New Group Rosnaree Parish Community Alert Group: John Hynes, Pat Lennehan, Mark Brady & Andrew DillonImage 15 of 32
Best New Group Rosnaree Parish Community Alert Group: John Hynes, Pat Lennehan, Mark Brady & Andrew DillonImage 16 of 32
Volunteer Tom Hughes Julianstown and District Community Association: Collected by: Niamh Bn Uí Lionsigh, Jackie O’Shea, Chris O’Shea & Aisling Monaghan on behalf of Julianstown and District Community Association:Image 17 of 32
Best Bee Friendly Front Garden: Olive Madden, Donore Olive Madden.Image 18 of 32
Hospitality: The Lime Kiln: Sean and Jackie Macken.Image 19 of 32
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Small Housing Estate Joint Runner up: Aney View, Julianstown Niamh Bn Ui Lionsigh and Jackie O’Shea.Image 25 of 32
Small Housing Winner: Marian Terrace, Slane, Sylvia Wogan, Lilly Maguire, Niall Wogan and Roland Lyons.Image 26 of 32
Best Bee Friendly Front Garden: Olive Madden, Donore Olive Madden.Image 27 of 32
Village/Townland: Broomfield and District, Bernadette Shevlin, Robin Bellew and Colm Dillon.Image 28 of 32
Youth Project: Bettystown Tidy Towns, Liam Keane, Marie Reader, Jake Conlon and Tony Lennon.Image 29 of 32
Actions For Pollinators Julianstown and District Community Association: Jackie O’Shea, Kevin Mullen, Bob Doyle, Niamh Bn Uí Lionsigh & Aisling MonaghanImage 30 of 32
Community Age Friendly: Mosney Village, Adrian Gates, Sarah Gates, Natalie Singleton, Ruth Kiernan, Susan O’Connor and Karl Murphy with Cllr Paddy Meade, Fiona Lawless, Director of Services, Meath Co Council and Cllrs Sharon Tolan, Wayne Harding,Cathaoirleach Laytown/Bettystown Municipal District, Elaine McGinty and Geraldine Keogan.Image 31 of 32
Climate Action Project: Bettystown Tidy Towns Group Liam Keane, Sophie Oakes, Siobhan McElearney, Kirstey MacKenzie, Derek McCann and Ivan Tolan.Image 32 of 32
Medium Housing Estate Runner up: St. Mary’s Villas, Donore, Olive Madden and Sean Smyth.The Laytown/Bettystown Municipal District 2022 Pride of Place awards took place in The Connyngham Arms Hotel in Slane on Thursday, September 29, 2022.
Cathaoirleach of Laytown/Bettystown Municipal District, Cllr. Wayne Harding warmly welcomed the guests in attendance who represented the 23 applicant groups who took part from Laytown/Bettystown MD.
Cllr. Harding commended the fantastic work and achievements of the voluntary groups over the last year and beyond and he stated that the evenings event showed how working together ordinary people can make a real positive change to society.
Director of Services for the Laytown/Bettystown MD, Ms. Fiona Lawless thanked all of the volunteers on behalf of Meath County Council for the work that is carried out in the Laytown and Bettystown District.
She commented that working together and getting things done increases people’s pride in where they live and in turn helps build vibrant communities.
She commended their commitment and noted that the Laytown/Bettystown District is a credit to all involved.