A Galway-based support service for children and adolescents has taken the top prize in the IPB Pride of Place competition. The winners of the Price of Place awards were announced at a gala awards ceremony held in the Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan on Saturday night. As overall winner of the ‘Community Youth Initiative’ category of the 22nd annual competition, HopeSpace Grief Support Service was lauded for identifying a crucial gap and responding to it.
HopeSpace provides a free one-to-one support service for children aged 4 to 17 who have lost someone they love and are finding it hard to come to terms with that loss. Two other city-based projects were named runners up in their categories, namely children’s theatre Branar in the ‘Creative Communities’ category and the Merlin Resident’s Association in the hotly contested ‘Resident’s Association’ category. Organised by peacebuilding charity Co-operation Ireland and sponsored by IPB Insurance, Pride of Place showcases and celebrates exceptional community development efforts across the island of Ireland.
Cllr. Mike Cubbard, who was representing Mayor of Galway City Cllr. Peter Keane, said, “On behalf of the Elected Members, I want to congratulate this year’s nominees on their tremendous success and for flying the flag for the city in this year’s competition.
” “The nominees were selected based on their hard work, passion, resilience and dedication to the communities they serve. I particularly wish to acknowle.
