Athy Town Council named Town / Borough Council of the Year.
Last Updated: 29 Oct 2010
Friday, 29th October 2010
Fingal County Council Win Top Honour at Chambers Ireland’s Excellence in Local Government Awards 2010
Athy Town Council Named Town/Borough Council of the Year
Fingal County Council has been named County/City Council of the Year 2010 at Chambers Ireland’s 7th Annual Excellence in Local Government Awards which were held in Dublin last night (28/10/10). The Awards were held in association with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
Congratulating Fingal County Council, Ian Talbot, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive said, “Fingal County Council was recognised for its innovative efforts to enhance both the quality of life for all of Fingal’s residents while also consistently working in partnership with business as a stakeholder. I would also like to extend my congratulations to Athy Town Council who was named Town/Borough Council of the Year Award and all of tonight’s category winners.”
“As one of the main partners in local government countrywide, the Chamber network recognises and appreciates the daily work of local authorities on behalf of us all. We acknowledge that local government faces unprecedented funding challenges while also needing to control costs and budgets many of which are beyond their control and are driven by decisions taken centrally and from Government budgetary allocations.”
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, John Gormley T.D. continued, “Once again I am delighted that my Department is associated with Chambers Ireland's Excellence in Local Government Awards, which highlights best practice among local authorities, thus enabling a diffusion of excellence.”
The event was supported by An Post, CB Richard Ellis, Corrib Natural Gas, ESB Networks, and Zurich. Awards were also sponsored by AECOM, Brief Council Ltd, Fáilte Ireland, Optic Nerve Design and Peninsula Business Services. Each winner was presented with a specially commissioned trophy designed by Tipperary Crystal.
Other awards presented on the night:
Sustaining the Arts
· Kildare County Council- Platform 5 Oxegen Battle of the Bands Competition
Supporting Active Communities
· South Dublin County Council- Link 2 B Active
Festival of the Year
· Cork City Council- Christmas on the Grand Parade
Best Library Service
· Galway County Council- Public Library Provision through Public Community Partnerships
Parks & Recreation
· Dublin City Council- Fr. Collins Park
Strategic Water Initiative
- Kilkenny County Council- Water Charges Customer Information Project
Supporting Tourism
· Ballina Town Council- Ireland's Memory: The Jackie Clarke Collection
Partnership with Business
· Fingal County Council- www.fingalworks.ie
Joint Local Authority Initiative
- Louth County/Dundalk Town Councils-Great Northern Haven Housing
· Fingal/Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Councils- Development Plan Submissions Online
Innovation in Technology
· Fingal County Council- Fingal Works Viewer
Strategic Economic Development
· BMW Assembly- Gateway and Hubs Grant Scheme
Sports Development
· Athy Town Council- TriAthy: Ireland's Fastest Triathlon
Sustainable Environment
· Dublin City Council- Dublinbikes
Outstanding Customer Service
· Leitrim County Council- Flooding Crisis Response
Local Authority Economic Efficiencies
· Dublin City Council- National Transfrontier Waste Shipment Office
County/City Development Board of the Year
· Mayo County Council- Mayo Science & Technology Festival
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For further information please contact Jessica Dempsey-Staines, Press & Communications Officer, Chambers Ireland on 01-400 4303, 086-608 1605 or email jessica.dempsey@chambers.ie.
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Judging Panel
- Joe Allen, Principal Officer, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Brian Cawley, Director General, Institute of Public Administration
- Hilary Haydon, Joint Managing Partner, Hilary Haydon & Company and Chair of Chambers Ireland’s Ratepayers and Local Government Policy Council
- Tony Lambert, Chief Executive, Fingal Dublin Chamber
- Tony O’Brien, Director of Business Consulting, Grant Thornton
- Aodh Quinlivan, College of Business and Law, University College Cork
Chambers Ireland is Ireland’s largest business network with 60 member chambers representing 13,000 businesses on the island of Ireland.
