Students from Scoil Mhuire Secondary School, Buncrana achieved national recognition in the Young Social Innovators of the Year Awards which took place at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin last week.
The group received the Planet Protectors award for their project entitled ‘WATER WE DOING?’.
The students were driven by a desire to combat the negative urban effects on water quality and the marine environment in their hometown of Buncrana. They have taken innovative approaches to achieve this such as creating rainwater gardens and have applied to the EU for funding to promote marine literacy education.
Thirty-seven teams from post primary schools throughout Ireland were selected to take part in a rigorous pitching process in April and the 17 overall and individual category winners including the team from Scoil Mhuire Secondary School were announced on stage by the Awards co-presenters, broadcaster Zara King and former Hometown boyband member Dayl Cronin.
