Tipperary School awarded Green-Schools Marine School of the Year
Sisters of Charity NS, Clonmel were crowned the primary winners
Sisters of Charity N.S., Clonmel, Co. Tipperary were honoured at a ceremony in Dublin to mark the first Green-Schools Marine Environment Awards.
Eight outstanding schools were selected from the 88 schools nationwide receiving their Green Flag for Global Citizenship: Marine Environment this month. Primary schools and secondary schools were chosen from four regional divisions (Dublin area, East & Midlands, North & West and South), with an overall national winner awarded at each level.
The Marine Awards are supported by the Marine Environment section of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
This competition, which is supported by the Marine Environment section of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in collaboration with Poetry Ireland, is in its fourth year and saw a very high standard of submissions this year.