By Matt Cullen
The “Clean Air – Show You Care” Art Competition was initiated in January 2026. It was a collaboration between Swords Tidy Towns (STT) and Swords Woodland Association (SWA). It was open to students to enter it from all primary schools in Swords. The following schools participated; St.Colmcille’s NS, Old Borough NS, Rivervalley CNS, Holy Family J/S NS, Educate Together, Applewood, Scoil an Duinninigh, Feltrim and Gaelscoil Bhrian Boroimhe.
A total of 285 entries were received, which we were thrilled with. A special thanks to the students, teachers, and each school for their time and participation in the art competition.
Students were encouraged to use their creativity and were asked to submit a poster that reflects the theme of Clean Air in their own way. They were given the opportunity to create a poster in any medium on A3 paper. It was truly wonderful to see such a diverse and very creative range of posters entered by the students. The judges wish to thank both the students and teachers for all their great work. They were delighted with the high standard of the entries. Swords Tidy Towns are very thankful to judges Eric Duffy (STT) and Edward Stevenson (SWA) for their help in the judging of the competition.
The outcome from the judging resulted in the following students receiving vouchers:
Congratulations to all the winners! The winning entries and commended posters will be displayed in The Atrium, County Hall, F. C. Council, Swords during Bio Diversity Week from Tuesday 22 rd to Friday 24 th May 2024 from 9am to 5pm. Many thanks to all involved (including Fingal County Council, especially Zer Barokas, Biodiversity Officer) for their help in making this competition a great success. It shows the level of interest, commitment, and the importance by all in focusing attention on the theme of Clean Air.
Swords Tidy Towns 