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Youghal Town Council Awarded Inaugural Town/Borough Council of the Year Accolade

Posted on Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Youghal Town Council has been named Town/Borough Council of the year 2009 at Chambers Ireland’s 6th Annual Excellence in Local Government Awards which were held in Dublin on Wednesday 28th October 2009. The Awards were held in association with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
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Mayor of Youghal Sandra McLellan proudly holds the award with Cllr Barbara Murray and Town manager Patricia Power, included in picture are Cork County Mayor Derry Canty and County Manager, Martin Riordan, Town Clerk Liam Ryan with Youghal Town councillors Michelle Hennessy, Donie Daly, Michael Beecher, Eoin Coyne and Liam Burke

Chambers Ireland "Town/Borough Council of the year 2009 award" - Youghal Town Council

To mark the occasion Youghal Town Council invited the County Mayor, Derry Canty and the County Manager, Martin Riordan to the Town Hall last Monday evening (9th November). The County Mayor and Manager officially marked the occasion of Youghal being awarded the Town Council of the Year at the recent Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards. The Awards were held in association with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

Nominated by Youghal Chamber, Youghal was short-listed for three awards (more than any other town or borough council) across Arts & Culture, Economic Development and Partnership with Business. In all, 36 town, borough and county councils were short-listed from nominations received. This year was the first occasion that an individual Top Town/Borough Council accolade was awarded from within the total assessments. The overall Local Authority of 2009 was South Dublin County Council.

Lil Danne, Mayor of Youghal Sandra McLellan, President Youghal Chamber Eddie Irwin, Mary Bernard and Cork County Mayor Derry Canty

Aileen Ahern, manager of Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group, describes the award as “national recognition for Youghal Town Council’s innovative approach to rejuvenating the local economy. These projects are are all about investing in Youghal’s Unique Heritage, and having the vision for Youghal as a major tourist destination going forward,” she adds.
The event supported by AIB, An Post, CBRE, ESB Networks, Hibernian Aviva Health, Vodafone and Zurich. Awards were also sponsored by Boots and Energia and each winner was presented with a specially commissioned trophy designed by Mullingar Crystal.
Click on image to see the awards reception at Youghal Town Hall