Fingal Projects Shortlisted for national Awards - LAMA and Chambers Ireland

Fifteen Fingal County Council projects have been short-listed for prestigious national awards.

A total of ten Fingal projects and initiatives have been nominated in nine categories for this year’s LAMA Awards.

The All Ireland Community and Council Awards, presented by LAMA and sponsored by IPB Insurance, are an opportunity to highlight and promote the work carried out in our communities. Now in their 15th year, the awards have consistently showcased the successful collaborations between communities and councils over the years and have provided a platform for recognising and acknowledging unsung heroes.

In 2020, ten Fingal County Council led projects were also nominated in eight categories with ‘Community Car’ Age Friendly Sustainable Transport Service in Fingal winning for ‘Best Community Based Initiative’.

The nominations for this year’s awards are:

• Whitestown Estate Management – Community Environmental Initiatives

in Best Environmental or Ecological Project or Initiative

• Contactless Bottle Filling Station and Fingal County Council Public Wi-Fi Roadmap

in Best Business Working with the Community

• Clean Up!

In Best Waste Management Programme

• Free Outdoor Wi-Fi

in Best Connected Council

• Millennium Park

in Best Public Park

• Weather Station for Schools

in Climate Change in Best Education/Training Initiative

• Weather Station for Schools

in Climate Change in Best CSR Community Programme

• Swords Castle Conservation Project

in Best Heritage Project

• Fingal Festival of History

in Arts/Culture (inc. festivals & events)

The awards ceremony, which will be hosted by RTÉ presenter Marty Morrissey, will take place on 9th April 2022 at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Dublin Airport.

Fingal County Council projects have also been nominated in five of the 16 categories in the Chambers Ireland 2021 Excellence in Local Government Awards.

Only 90 projects from 20 councils have been short-listed. The award ceremony will take place on Thursday, 18 November.

The five categories we have been nominated in are:   

•           Gearing Up for Training in Supporting Sustainable Communities

•           Inside Fingal Podcast in Local Authority Innovation

•           Transcending Time, Artist Aoife Dunne in Sustaining the Arts

•           Swords Castle Conservation Project in Heritage and Built Environment

•           Digifit for All in Disability Services Provision

Last year Fingal County Council won the Supporting Sustainable Communities Award for the Shop Local Website.

Speaking on the nominations, Mayor of Fingal Cllr Seána Ó Rodaigh said: “I offer my congratulations to everyone who planned, assisted with and worked tirelessly on these incredibly interesting and innovative projects to ensure their implementation. Shortlisting of Fingal led projects by LAMA and Chambers Ireland are particularly welcome this year given the very challenging circumstances presented by the Covid-19 pandemic in recent times. These nominations are a tribute to the outstanding commitment and dedication of the council in its ongoing work on behalf of the communities we serve. I extend my best wishes for a successful outcome at both awards ceremonies next month.”

Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, AnnMarie Farrelly added: “I am very pleased that so many Fingal initiatives and projects have been acknowledged for their innovation and excellence through their shortlisting for such prestigious awards. It is a great testament to the incredible work carried out by the council in conjunction with our local communities over the last year that we have been honoured with nominations in several categories from both the All Ireland Community and Council Awards and the Chambers Ireland 2021 Excellence in Local Government Awards. I wish all Fingal entrants the very best of luck in this year’s awards and I hope we can build on the successes achieved in previous years.”