Cork school makes waves with Clean Coast award

The Big Beach Clean Award 2021 winners are the Banna Beach Coastcare Group, Tralee, Co Kerry. Over the past two weeks Clean Coasts has honoured winning groups, individuals, communities and businesses who have won an Ocean Hero Award for outstanding work and commitment to their coastlines and areas.

A Co Cork school has won its sixth national award in seven years for its commitment to preserving the Irish coast, one of three Cork winners in the Clean Coast Awards that laud volunteers for protecting marine life.

St Colman's Community College in Midleton was crowned Youth of the Year Award Winner 2021, having won it in 2019, and having previously been School of the Year four years in a row from 2015 to 2018.