ELG Winners 2012

The winners of the 2012 Excellence in Local Government Awards were:

Local Authority of the Year 2012 Award: Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Sustaining the Arts sponsored by Tipperary Crystal
• Roscommon County Council – Roscommon County Youth Orchestra

Supporting Active Communities sponsored by Optic Nerve 
• Dundalk Town Council – Open 24 Hours Art Gallery

Festival of the Year sponsored by Eirgrid
• Waterford City Council – The Tall Ships Races 2011

Best Library Service sponsored by Eirgrid
• South Dublin County Council – Ready2Read – Promoting Early Literacy Development

Parks & Recreation sponsored by Tipperary Crystal 
• Limerick City Council – Baggot Estate Amenity Enhancement Works

Supporting Tourism sponsored by Corrib Natural Gas
• Enniscorthy Town Council – Enniscorthy Castle – A View from the Keep

Partnership with Business sponsored by arvato
• Navan Town Council – Navan Town Renaissance Project

Joint Local Authority Initiative sponsored by GloHealth
• Local Government Management Services Board – Local Authority Safety Management System

Innovation in Technology sponsored by The European Recycling Platform – Joint Winners
• Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council – Higher Education Grants Online – Portal to a Brighter Future
• Wexford County Council – MapAlerter – Free text and email alert system for the public

Smarter Travel sponsored by ESB Networks
• Dublin City Council – Real Time Passenger Information System

Sports Development sponsored by An Post
• Leitrim County Council – Community Club Fitness Programme

Sustainable Environment sponsored by The European Recycling Platform 
• Westmeath County Council – Pride of Place – Eco Friendly Schools Competition

Outstanding Customer Service sponsored by Zurich
• South Dublin County Council – Choice Based Letting Scheme – Empowering the Customer

Local Authority Economic Efficiencies sponsored by arvato 
• Fingal County Council – The Process of Organisational Change in Fingal County Council 2009 – 2011

County/City Development Board of the Year sponsored by CBRE 
• Carlow County Council – Rohingya Resettlement Programme

To download a pdf of the 2012 Excellence in Local Government Awards booklet, click here.