Ballina wins a Bank of Ireland Begin Together Award 2020

On 6th October 2020, Ballina awoke to the news that the town had been named as a winner in the 2020 Bank of Ireland Begin Together Awards.
Ballina won the award for the population category 7,000-14,000, which carries a prize of €10,000.
The judges in their comments said that Ballina "has turned the negative of Covid-19 into positive, as people worked together to tackle dereliction, improve bio-diversity and support businesses and community organisations" in responding to the challenges of the pandemic.
There were 21 awards in total, while Kinsale in Co Cork was the overall winner, and named Ireland's Most Enterprising Town for 2020.
Here is the video presentation Team Ballina made to the judges, which tells the story of how Ballina responded to Covid-19 in 2020, and how the disease that brought the world to a halt offered the North Mayo capital an opportunity to slow down and take stock, support each other, acknowledge its challenge, build more collaborative relationships and look towards the future united with hope and determination.
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