Pride of Place representatives from Streete with Tom Dowling, chairman, Pride of Place Committee; Christopher Moran, chairman of Co-operation Ireland; IPB chief executive Ronan Foley; Cllr Jerome Scanlon, cathaoirleach, Limerick County Council; and Cllr Gerry McLoughlin, mayor of Limerick.

Westmeath prizes at Pride of Place

At a gala awards ceremony in Thomond Park, Limerick on 3 November, Westmeath took two of the top prizes in the All-Island IPB Pride of Place Competition in association with Co-operation Ireland.Streete took runner up prize in Category 1, which is for populations of less than 200, while Ballynacargy, also took a runner up prize - in Category 2, which is for populations of between 200 and 500.