23/12/2005
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LOCAL CHILDREN’S DECORATIONS ARE WINNING THE RACE AGAINST WASTE
Mayor Therese Ridge, South Dublin County Council, today presented prizes to the winners of the Race Against Waste Christmas decorations competition. Children throughout the County participated in the Christmas Tree Decoration competition for primary school pupils, which aims to get children and their parents thinking about how to reuse and recycle materials that might otherwise be thrown away. The competition is run by South Dublin County Council and supported by the Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government’s “Race Against Waste” campaign.
“Entries included decorations made from beverage bottles and cartons, cardboard and more unusual materials such as avacado stonesand jigsaw puzzles” said Maire Ni Dhomhnaill, EAO, South Dublin County Council. “50 pupils from 10 schools throughout South Dublin County participated in the competition. The entries were judged by a committee including the Arts Officier and the winning decorations hung on the Christmas Tree in the County Library, Tallaght.”
“The school children who participated in this competition have shown us all how to reduce waste by making unusual Christmas decorations from everyday household materials and a bit of imagination,” said Therese Ridge, Mayor, South Dublin County Council. “They are a wonderful example to us all and I congratulate them, their teachers and their parents for their efforts in helping South Dublin County to win the Race Against Waste.”
The competition winners are:
1st Prize – 4th Class - St. Andrew’s School, Lucan - Advent Garland.
2nd Prize- Vicky Byrne, St. Colmcille’s SNS, Knocklyon – 5th Class. – Avocado Nut Fairy.
3rd Prize Carl Hickey, Nano Nagle, Bawnogue - Silver Angel
Highly Commended:
Senior Infants, Scoil Mhuire, Ballyboden –jigsaw tree
Laura Barton, Scoil Treasa, Firhouse. – ice-rink
Media queries:
Máire Ni Dhomhnaill, mnidhomhnaill@sdublincoco.ie, tel; 01-4149329