BLACKROCK RUNNER-UP IN 2021 IBP PRIDE OF PLACE COMPETITION

Blackrock received the runner-up award in the Islands and Coastal Communities category of the 2021 national IBP Pride of Place competition.  The village was represented at the awards ceremony in Killarney on Monday the 16th May 2022 by Eileen Carter of Blackrock Tidy Towns and Blackrock Park Committee, and Mandy Fee of the Blackrock and Haggardstown Community Centre.  This is a 32-county competition and the Blackrock entry included input from all aspects of life in the village – community, sporting and commercial.