Students rewarded for cleaning up The Lough
The work of the fifth and sixth-class pupils at Glasheen Boys’ National School emerged as clear winner of the People’s Choice Award at the ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist of the Year, taking more than 8,200 of the 30,000-plus votes cast online.
It was the only award chosen by the public out of more than 12 categories, with winners presented with prizes by former president Mary Robinson.