Finn Harps Football Club has again teamed up with Donegal County
Council to assist in the promotion of Road Safety in the County. Finn
Harps have offered the Donegal Road Safety Working Group a free
advertising hoarding in Finn Park to continue its ongoing commitment
to raising the awareness of the dangers on our roads. Finn Harps will
be playing in the Premier Division this season and this will be the
first time since the Primary School Art competition was first launched
that Finn Harps will be playing in the top division of football in
Ireland. Finn Harps will begin their Premier campaign with an exciting
North West derby game against Derry City at Finn Park on Friday 4th
March and the winners of the Art competition will be announced at this
game.
The Road Safety advertising hoarding will be designed by a student
from one of the county’s Primary Schools through an open art
competition. The competition was officially launched in Lifford by the
Chief Executive, Seamus Neely, Director of Roads, John McLaughlin,
John Campbell, Kevin McHugh Finn Harps F.C., Grace Ann McGarvey, Grace
Ann Consultancy, teachers and schoolchildren from St.Columba’s N.S.,
Ballylast, Castlefinn.
Speaking at the launch, Brian O’Donnell, Road Safety Officer said, “We
are delighted with the continued efforts of Finn Harps Football Club
to help us promote greater awareness of the dangers on our roads. We
had over 700 entries from Primary School children last year. It is
fantastic that such high numbers take part and we hope that all who
took part will have an increased awareness of road safety. I would
like to thank the teachers for their help in promoting the art
competition”.
Entries must be original and the applicant’s own work and should be on
paper no larger than A3 size. Details are currently being sent to all
primary schools in the county and the competition has a closing date
of the 12th February 2016.
Finn Harps Football in the Community Officer, John Campbell, stated,
“We are delighted to be associated with this Road Safety awareness
campaign. As the Senior Soccer club in Donegal we feel that there is a
responsibility on us, as there is with others, to promote the Road
Safety Message. This is the seventh year that Finn Harps and the
Donegal Road Safety Working Group have organised the competition and
the numbers that have submitted entries since it was first launched
has been excellent. Finn Harps Schools Programme is proud to be
associated with Donegal County Council in this programme”.
Information on the competition can be obtained from Brian O’Donnell,
Donegal County Council on 074 9172360 or John Campbell, Finn Harps on
087 3872973. The closing date for the competition is 12th February
2016 and entries should be sent through the school to: The Road Safety
Art Competition, Road Design Office, Donegal County Council, Lifford,
Co. Donegal
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