The prize winners in the annual Louth in Bloom competition organised by Louth County Council which were awarded some time ago at a virtual ceremony have finally been announced.
The Estate prizes were divided into Category A – less than 50 Houses Category B (51-125 Houses) and Category C (over 125 houses). Mayor of Drogheda Councillor James Byrne announced the Drogheda winners as follows:
Category A – 1st Harmony Heights, Drogheda, 2nd Beaulieu View, Drogheda, 3rd The Paddocks, Termonfeckin. Harmony Heights was also awarded the overall county winner in this category
In category B the Drogheda winners were Forest Grange, Five Oaks Village came second and Bryanstown third.
Category C winners were Wheaton Hall, Oriel Cove, Clogherhead were second with, St. Finian’s Park coming in third
Anne Humphries’s old farm house won first place in the Best Garden category for her inspirational and colourful garden in Termonfeckin,
Other prize winning garden awards went to Josephine Moran, 23 Georgian Close Drogheda, and Cartons Cottage, Drogheda, in the Best Garden Category.
Mayor James Byrne presenting Anne Humphries with first Prize in the Best Garden in Drogheda category.
Best Presented Hospitality Award went to the Morning Star, Tullyallen, Clarkes Bar, won Best Business Premises category and Monasterboice Tourism Group won the Best Biodiversity Award for the Ferney Park.
Speaking at the awards ceremony Council Chief Executive, Joan Martin, began by congratulating all the prize winners and warmly praising all those who took part in Louth in Bloom 2021 Competition.
The Chief Executive remarked that Louth in Bloom is one of the highlights in the council’s calendar, adding that she “really admires the many people throughout the county who work so hard to maintain and enhance their towns and villages. It is one of the reasons Louth do so well in the National Tidy Towns competition each year”.
The Cathaoirleach/Mayor from each Municipal District announced and congratulated the winners from their areas, across the seven categories.
The overall county winners were announced by Louth County Council Cathaoirleach, Pio Smyth who also announced a special Lifetime Contribution award for Gerry Mc Ardle, Tullyallen Tidy Towns. Councillor Smith offered his “congratulations to all the entrants for their hard work despite the restrictions of the pandemic”and commented “you have excelled yourselves and have done your county proud”.
Ardee
Cathaoirleach of Ardee Municipal District Councillor Jim Tenanty announced the Ardee winners
The Estate prizes were given to out to the following small (Category A), medium (Category B) and large estates (Category C)
1st Sea View, Ballygassan, 2nd An Rian, Annagassan, 3rd Glyde Road, Tallanstown
1st Cappocksgate, Ardee 2nd Sliabh Breagh, Ardee, 3rd St. Oliver’s Park, Kilsaran
1st Ferdia Park
Hilda Kilcoyne, won first place in the Best Garden category for her beautiful garden at 29 De La Salle Crescent, Ardee. Other prize winning gardens went to Bernard and Patricia Kearney, Castlebellingham and Gerry Leddy, Annagassan, in the Best Garden Category.
Best Presented Hospitality Award went to, the Glyde Inn, Annagassan and Best Presented Business Premises went to, Moorehall Lodge Nursing Home, Ardee. The Best Biodiversity Project went to Maryville, Barn road Biodiversity Garden, Dunleer.
Dundalk
Meanwhile in the Dundalk Municipal District, Cathaoirleach Councillor Maria Doyle announced the winners
The Estate prizes were given to out to the following small (Category A), medium (Category B) and large estates (Category C)
Category A- 1st Carroll Meade, Dundalk, 2nd Church View, Dromiskin, 3rd Rathban, Dromiskin
Category B- 1st Willow Grove, Dundalk 2nd Old Muirhevena, Dundalk, 3rd Pearse Park, Dundalk
Category C-1st Ard Easmuinn, Dundalk, 2nd Manydown Close, Dundalk 3rd Seafield Lawns, Dundalk
John Conachy, won first place in the Best Garden category for his striking and vibrant garden at 306 Greenacres, Dundalk. Other prize winning garden awards went to Eugene O’Shaughnessy of St. Alphonsus Road, Dundalk and Anne O’Connor, Grange Carlingford, in the Best Garden Category.
Best Presented Hospitality Award went to Rosewood B & B Dundalk with their beautiful hanging baskets particularly impressing the judges. Quinn’s Funeral Home on Bridge Street won the Best Business Premises category. The Best Biodiversity project award went to the St. Francis’s School, Biodiversity garden, Blackrock
Cathaoirleach of Louth County Council Councillor Pio Smyth announced the Overall Winners as follows:
Estates: Harmony Heights Drogheda,(Cat A- less than 50 Houses), Wheaton Hall Drogheda, (Cat C over 125 houses) and Willow Grove Dundalk (Cat B- 51-125 Houses).
Best Garden: John Conachy, Greenacres Dundalk
Best Business: Quinn’s Funeral Home, Dundalk
Best Biodiversity Project: Monasterboice Tourism Group- Ferney Park
Best Hospitality Premises: Rosemount B & B, Dundalk
Lifetime Contribution Award: Gerry Mc Ardle, The Glen, Tullyallen
The Special prize, the “Life Time Contribution Award” was awarded to a South Louth Man this year, Mr. Gerry Mc Ardle, Tullyallen Tidy towns for his tireless work and service to the Tullyallen and Drogheda communities over the years.
