Limerick City Tidy Towns monthly award goes to the team at Limerick City Council

At the Tidy Towns monthly award was, The Parks Department of Limerick City and County, Joe Power, David O’Brien, Patrick Lyons, Ger Molloy, Thomas Goodwin and Michael Sheehan being presented with this month’s Limerick Tidy Towns Monthly Award July 2018 by Maura O’Neill, Tidy Towns on Monday, July 23rd, 2018. Picture: Sophie Goodwin/ilovelimerick

Limerick City Tidy Towns Monthly Award July 2018 goes to the Parks and Landscape Team at Limerick City Council

Limerick City Tidy Towns have presented their monthly award for July 2018 to The Parks Department at Limerick City and County Council, in recognition of the staff who are committed to working to improve the city with floral displays and landscaping of public areas. Pictured at Peoples Park being presented with the award by Maura O’Neill of Limerick City Tidy Towns are Joe Power, David O’Brien, Patrick Lyons, Ger Molloy, Thomas Goodwin and Head of Parks Department Michael Sheehan (photo Sophie Goodwin/ILoveLimerick).

Maura says “I think everyone who lives in, works in and visits Limerick city will agree that the city’s public parks and floral displays have never looked better. Naturally, the wonderful weather we’ve had this summer helps, but if anything that has made the Parks Team’s job even more difficult, given the drought and scorching heat we’ve experienced over the past few weeks, and the earlier extreme weather conditions of 2018 including rainfall, storms, and snow. We, therefore, thought it was the perfect time to thank and acknowledge the team for all their hard work and dedication to improving the urban environment.  From the beautifully maintained public parks to the flowers along the boardwalk and of course the hugely successful “Bridges in Bloom” project, their work brightens the city at every turn and we are delighted to present them with this award, especially given how important this is to our ambitions in the national Tidy Towns competition.”

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Limerick’s Park Department use plants in the city that provide aesthetic, recreational and psychological benefits, and their physical functions are also invaluable.  Their seasonal floral displays of mixed plantings give people something interesting to see all year long. The trees and plants create and define outdoor spaces, provide shelter from wind, rain and noise, filter dust, reduce sun glare from glass and metal, reduce unpleasant temperature variations, improve air quality and conserve energy. The team is also very proud of the city’s parks which connect people with nature and provide attractive amenities for locals and visitors and are a wonderful asset to the city. 

Michael Sheehan, Head of the Parks Department says: “It is an honour and achievement for us to have won this award from Limerick Tidy Towns, and we thank them for recognising the diligent creativity, enthusiasm, and dedication of our team in their commitment to visually improve the city.  I’m extremely proud to be part of a team that continues to improve Limericks image which will bring environmental, social and economic benefits to the wider community. We look forward to continuing to provide a service and an environment that addresses the needs of our city, its people, and visitors.”

The Parks team are Limerick City Tidy Towns’ seventh monthly winner for 2018, following St Michael’s Rowing Club in January, Foot Solutions in February, La Fromagerie in March, Portleys Bar in April. Be Your True Self in May and Jack Mondays Coffee House in June, and they will be in with the chance of winning this year’s overall prize at the Tidy Towns Group’s annual event to be held early in 2019.    

If you wish to volunteer with Limerick Tidy Towns they meet every Sunday morning at 11 am at the corner of Thomas Street and O’Connell Street, and Wednesday evenings at 6 pm outside The White House Pub.  For further details, you can like them on Facebook, follow them on Twitter, check their website or email [email protected]

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