2012 Shortlisted Projects
Congratulations to the shortlisted projects listed below which have made it to the final of the ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards 2012. These projects will be showcasing their work at the Gala Showcase and Awards Ceremony at the Round Round of the Mansion House on Tuesday 8th May, 2012. The Showcase is open to the public from 10.00am – 1.30pm and will be followed by the official Awards Ceremony when the winners will be announced!
Not on the list? Don’t worry – you still have chance to get through by getting votes for the People’s Choice Award 2012! We will also be posting you certificates of participation to commend your excellent work.
FINAL SHORTLIST2012
(Alphabetical order)
| GROUP NAME | COUNTY | PROJECT NAME |
| 1. Ballycastle High school | Antrim | Renew-a-fuel |
| 2. Ballygar Youth Project | Galway | BallygarForestNature Trail |
| 3. Ballymun Regional Youth Resource | Dublin | Community Clean Up |
| 4. Blakestown Community School | Dublin | Hats off to the environment |
| 5. Bush Post Primary | Louth | Our Recycled Garden Patch |
| 6. Calasanctius College | Galway | Plan for the future – take action now |
| 7. Carnaross National School | Meath | Wonderful Water |
| 8. Cavan Youthreach | Cavan | Trash for Trees |
| 9. Clara Youthreach Centre | Offaly | Operation Rainwater |
| 10. Daingean Youth Club | Offaly | Tidy teens take over |
| 11. East Cork Youthreach | Cork | Seaweed Project |
| 12. ECO Youth Choices X-Hale Group | Dublin | X-Hale Youth Forum |
| 13. Ennistymon Vocational School | Clare | The River-Boys |
| 14. GAP Ballymun, Global Action Plan | Dublin | Green Visions |
| 15. Glasheen Boys National School | Cork | A Look at the Lough |
| 16. Greenmount Youth Group | Cork | Titanic Recycled |
| 17. Harmonstown Youthreach | Dublin | Biodiversity fracking mining |
| 18. Holy Trinity College, Tyrone | Tyrone | Fighting for the environment |
| 19. Jesus and Mary Secondary School, Enniscrone | Sligo | Where has all the buzz gone? |
| 20. Lanesboro Community College | Longford | Caring for our environment |
| 21. Laurel Hill Secondary School | Limerick | Clockwise |
| 22. Loreto High School Beaufort | Dublin | Recycle or Sink |
| 23. Loreto Secondary School Fermoy | Cork | Working Toward a Better World |
| 24. Manor House Raheny | Dublin | Park Life |
| 25. Mercy College Coolock | Dublin | Lets save energy |
| 26. Mercy Secondary School | Kerry | Would You Pay For Poison |
| 27. Mercy Secondary School | Kerry | Paint the Town Green |
| 28. Mercy Secondary School, Tralee | Kerry | Bins Not fins |
| 29. Moate Community College | Westmeath | Stop the Pollution, Find a Solution |
| 30. Mullavilly Primary School | Armagh | Save energy save money |
| 31. New Waves ECO-UNESCO Club | Dublin | PEPS Grasstonbury |
| 32. O’Fiach College | Louth | The importance of trees in biodiversity |
| 33. Ossory Youth | Kilkenny | Bridge Boys renovation project |
| 34. Our Ladys & St. Patrick’s College Belfast | Antrim | The Big Tidy Up |
| 35. Presentation College Tralee | Kerry | We DigWorms |
| 36. Presentation Secondary School | Limerick | Recyclable Fashion |
| 37. Presentation Secondary School | Limerick | Green Fingers |
| 38. Ramelton Community Youth Project | Donegal | Raising Environmental Awareness Through Practical Action |
| 39. Rosary College | Dublin | Rosary’s AfterSchoolGardenClub |
| 40. Rosary College Crumlin | Dublin | Rosary Recycling Rascals |
| 41. Salerno Secondary School | Galway | The 5 R’s |
| 42. Seafield National School | Waterford | Bio Eye |
| 43. St Benildus College | Dublin | Energy Savin’ Awareness Raisin’ |
| 44. St Brigid’s Loughrea | Galway | Green Diversity |
| 45. St Josephs College Lucan | Dublin | Eco-Warriors: Our Action / The Reaction |
| 46. St Josephs Secondary School, Stanhope St. | Dublin | Stanner Green Steps |
| 47. St Josephs Summerhill | Westmeath | Wormery Works |
| 48. St Josephs Summerhill | Westmeath | Heavy Metalers |
| 49. St Josephs Summerhill | Westmeath | Butterfly Away |
| 50. St. Eunan’s | Donegal | The World is What We Make It |
| 51. St. Kilian’s German School | Dublin | Candle-Lit-Concert |
| 52. St. Mary’s Primary School | Armagh | Going Batty |
| 53. St. Michael’s Lurgan | Armagh | Manage the Damage |
| 54. St. Muredach’s College | Mayo | KillalaBaySand Dwellers |
| 55. St. Patrick’s National School | Westmeath | Litter and waste |
| 56. The Teresian School | Dublin | Creative Recycling |
| 57. The Teresian School | Dublin | The Effect of Idling of Car Engines on the Environment |
| 58. Waterloo Community Group Blarney | Cork | Biodiversity and community compost bin |
| 59. Waterloo Renewal Group Blarney | Cork | TheWaterlooBird Boxers |
| 60. Youthreach Birr | Offaly | Waste Doesn’t Have to Be Ugly |
For further information – contact ECO-UNESCO at: t. +353 1 662 5491 | e. info@ecounesco.ie
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ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards 
1. Lucy | April 19, 2012 at 5:48 PM
well done everyone for getting into the final of the YEA! Hope you have a great day on 8th May – Lucy
2. Patricia | April 20, 2012 at 12:23 PM
Well done to Pres Tralee! Ye worm girls definitely deserved it! Ricco would be proud
3. terry mc cullaugh | April 20, 2012 at 4:09 PM
could you send me an email with details about the event, as yet I have not received one, only a phone cal. St marys Armagh, propject Going Batty
4. ECO-UNESCO | April 20, 2012 at 4:17 PM
Hi Terry – thanks for your message, the email is on the way. Please call us at (01) 662 5491 if you require any further information
5. Allie | April 20, 2012 at 7:17 PM
Congrats to Mercy Mounthawks Paint the Town Green and Bins not Fins!!! Keep up the good work guys!
6. Fiona Brady | April 23, 2012 at 11:39 AM
Good luck to Emily and all her friends in Loreto High School Beaufort, Dublin!
7. Dr Mary Stack | April 25, 2012 at 3:59 PM
Well done to all the Cork Schools who attended the regional finals in Life Time Lab Cork. Great presentations. High level of environmental awareness. Hope to see more schools involved next year. All the very best to the finalists on MAy 8th in Mansion Hse Dublin.
Dr Mary Stack EAO Cork County Council
8. Mrs Lowry | May 3, 2012 at 6:59 PM
BEST WISHES to Mullavilly Primary School Eco Club with their project “Save Energy – Save Money”. You all have been working so hard to help the local and wider community! Well done – you are a credit to your school!
9. Niamh | May 6, 2012 at 7:56 PM
Gowan st. Joseph’s college Lucan 😀
10. Aisling Fitzgibbon | May 11, 2012 at 12:37 PM
congrats to mercy mounthawk for winning the People’s award for their fluoride project
would you pay for poison
11. Maeve | May 15, 2012 at 10:48 PM
Calasanctius to win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!