Clean Coasts have announced the groups, individuals, communities, and businesses who have been nominated in 7 categories for the Ocean Hero Awards for their work and commitment to their coastlines and areas, including three in Cork.
Clean Coasts Ballynamona have been nominated in the Group of the Year category, Jess Leahy (from Clean Coasts Ballynamona) in the Individual of the year category, St. Colmans Community College in the Youth of the Year category and St Colman’s College in tandem with Clean Coasts Ballynamona once again in the Beach Clean Award category.
The Ocean Hero Awards recognise the contribution Clean Coasts volunteers, groups and communities have made towards conserving our spectacular coastline. The awards, originally called the ‘Clean Coasts Merit Awards’, were conceived in 2006, consisting then of only one category, ‘The Clean Coasts Group of the Year’.
This year, they are hosting our award ceremony in person for the first time in two years to pay tribute to our ocean heroes after two years of alternative celebrations.
Sinead McCoy, Clean Coasts Manager said of the event:
“For the past 15 years, the Clean Coasts programme’s Ocean Hero Awards have been celebrating the incredible efforts of Clean Coasts volunteers around the Irish Coastline. We have nothing but awe and respect for the amazing groups and individuals highlighted in our shortlist for this years Ocean Hero Awards. We were delighted to have received so many inspirational nominations that show not only the true dedication of these coastal custodians, but also that their efforts don’t go unnoticed by the community”
