Laois pupil takes top spot in national poster competition
Tia Keating from Saint Fiacc's National School is pictured with Uisce Éireann Head of Customer Operations Geoffrey Bourke and Joanne Scott of An Taisce at the Green-Schools awards that were held at Wood Quay in Dublin city last week. Picture: Conor Healy
A PUPIL from Saint Fiacc’s National School in Laois was among the winners at an annual national awards ceremony recently.
Sixth class pupil Tia Keating was named as an overall winner in the Green-Schools Poster Competition and received the award at the ceremony that was held in Dublin.
The Green-Schools awards were held to recognise the efforts of primary and secondary school students across the country who took part in the Green-Schools Water Programme in the 2024-25 academic year and to honour the winning students in this year’s poster competition.
The annual event marked the 12 year of Uisce Éireann’s sponsorship of An Taisce’s Green-Schools programme which supports schools working to gain a Green Flag under the water theme.
The theme of this year’s poster competition was ‘Water is Life’ and students were asked to design a poster centring on the theme of water’s intrinsic importance to every aspect of life on our planet.
There were a record 4,300 entries with the standard exceptionally high. Twelve regional winners were each awarded a €100 voucher and had their poster professionally framed, while three overall national winners were also announced at the ceremony.
Uisce Éireann’s Head of Customer Operations Geoffrey Bourke said: “The vital work being done by Green-Schools in schools across Ireland is clearly bearing fruit in terms of how our young people think about water and the need to conserve and respect it.”
An Taisce Director of Education Cathy Baxter said: “The Green-Schools Water Awards are one of the highlights of our year. They celebrate the creativity, commitment and teamwork of students and teachers working together to protect one of our most precious resources: water.”
