Deputy Mayor of South Dublin County Cllr Eamon Maloney attended the flag raising ceremony and he congratulated the staff, pupils, board of management and parents association at St. Marys NS saying Your actions here at St. Marys show you all care about protecting our environment, I encourage you all to keep up the good work at home and at school and to the Green Flag flying!

To achieve the Green Flag for Waste and Litter the staff and pupils at St. Marys NS have dramatically reduced the amount of waste going to landfill through initiatives such as recycling, litter picking and successfully making the school yard a smoke free and cigarette butt litter free zone.

Scoil Mhuire NS Green Schools Committee comprised of parents, pupils and teachers.

Green Schools is an International Environmental Education Programme that promotes and acknowledges whole school, long-term action for the environment. At present over 2,700 Irish schools are participating in the programme and over 1116 have been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award. There are currently over 14,500 schools in 37 countries taking part in the Programme internationally.

For further information contact Claire Hinch, Environmental Awareness Section

chinch@sdublincoco.ie