John Kearns CEO IPB Insurance (left) and Terry O’Neill, Co-operation Ireland (right) present the proud Fethard Town Park contingent with their runners up award at the Pride of Place awards
Tipperary community groups triumphed at the prestigious Pride of Place community awards last Friday evening.
Fethard Town Park was runner up in the Community Well-being Initiative – Hollistic category losing out to Banteer, county Cork.
We Love Nenagh took first place in the Population over 4000 category.
Elsewhere, Public Participation Network (PPN) Tipperary was nominated for a ward but was not successful on the night.
President Michael D Higgins, said the awards played an important role.
“The awards remind us that creating societies that are ethical and inclusive is a task for all of our citizens, of all ages and circumstances,” he said.
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