Limerick City and County Council were honoured to host the 23rd IPB Pride of Place Awards Gala Night at The Strand Hotel, Limerick.
This was the 23rd consecutive year of the competition, which has enjoyed tremendous success and continues to grow in terms of prestige and popularity.
The purpose of the competition is to acknowledge and celebrate the work that communities are doing all over the island of Ireland.
The competition is based on communities or groups demonstrating the pride they have in their place. It is also important they demonstrate real partnership with their local council and state agencies and show that all sectors of the community are included.
The 2025 winners were announced at the Awards Ceremony held on Saturday 7th November 2025, where Limerick City and County Council were presented with the best overall Council Community Engagement Award.
The All-Island competition is run in conjunction with Co-operation Ireland, local authorities North and South and is supported by IPB. It aims to recognise and celebrate the vital contributions that communities make to society along with generating awareness, respect and inclusion for every facet of society.
Three of our four nominated groups were honoured with awards:
Thomondgate Residents Association First Place Winner - Urban Neighbourhood under 3000 (Category 1 City Competition)
Templeglantine Runners Up – Population 1,000-2,000 (Category 3 Main Competition)
The Local Hub, Glenbrohane, in the Community Wellbeing Initiative category (Category 10 Main Competition)
Limerick has an impressive track record of success in this competition. Limerick’s previous competition winners were:
- 2025 – Thomondgate Residents Association First Place Winner - Urban Neighbourhood under 3000 (Category 1 City Competition), Templeglantine Runners Up – Population 1,000-2,000 (Category 3 Main Competition) and The Local Hub Glenbrohane Runners Up – Community Wellbeing Initiative (Category 10)
- 2024 – Johnsgate Residents Association First Place Winner - Urban Neighbourhood under 3000 (Category 1), Dromcollogher and District Care Centres and Housing for Older Persons Runners Up - Age Friendly (Category 12) and The Butterfly Club Special Award - Inclusive Communities (Category 9)
- 2023 - Killeedy Community Projects, First Place Winner in the <500 Population Category along with Southill HUB, Runner-up Winner Urban Neighbourhoods/Villages <3000
- 2022 - West End Youth Centre, First Place Winner in the Community Based Youth Led Initiative, along with Runners-up awards for St Munchins Community Centre in the Community Resilience category and Glenroe/Ballyorgan Community Council CLG in the Community Population 300 - 1,000 category
- 2021 – Draw Out Limerick, Runner-up in the Creative Place Initiative category and Lough Gur Development Co-operative Society, Runner-up in the Community Tourism Initiative category
- 2020 - Rathkeale Pre-Social Cohesion Project, First Place Winner in the 1,000 – 2,000 population category
- 2019 - Abbeyfeale Community Council, Runner-up in the 2,500-5,000 population category
- 2018 - First Place Winner, The Children’s Grief Centre under the Communities Reaching Out Initiative, along with Runners Up awards for Limerick Civic Trust in the Creative Place Initiative and Kilmeedy in the 0-300 population category.
- Groups interested in being considered for nomination were asked to complete the required Expression of Interest form, together with an entry photograph.
- The Expressions of Interest will be assessed, per category, based on the Co-operation Ireland criteria.
- Applicants will be informed as to whether they were selected to compete at all-island level.
- Nominated groups will then be required to make a summary submission.
- Applicants will be judged on their summary submission.
- Judging season – June/September 2026.
- Awards Ceremony –November 2026
Limerick City and County Council may nominate one group only per category and a maximum of 5 groups overall.
The competition caters for Urban and Rural Communities which have different categories of entrants in each.
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Category |
Population |
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1 |
0 - 300 |
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2 |
300 - 1,000 |
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3 |
1,000 - 2,000 |
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4 |
2,000 - 5,000 |
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5 |
Population Over 5,000 |
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Category |
Theme |
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6 |
Creative Communities |
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7 |
Climate Action & Biodiversity |
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8 |
Community Youth Initiative |
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9 |
Inclusive Communities |
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10 |
Community Wellbeing Initiative |
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11 |
Community Tourism Initiative |
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12 |
Age Friendly Communities |
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13 |
Urban Neighbourhoods / Housing Estates |
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Cities Competition |
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Category |
Population |
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1 |
Urban Neighbourhoods / Village under 3,000 |
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2 |
Urban Neighbourhoods / Village over 3,000 |
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Category |
Theme |
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3 |
Creative Communities |
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4 |
Climate Action & Biodiversity |
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5 |
Community Youth Initiative |
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6 |
Inclusive Communities |
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7 |
Community Wellbeing Initiative |
To enter the 2026 competition complete the document below and send it to prideofplace@limerick.ie
