26-05-2025
Nature Hero Awards: Meath school wins €10k garden makeover
Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh based in Ráth Chairn Co. Meath has been named the winner of this year's Nature Hero Awards.
The awards, sponsored by Glenveagh and coordinated by the Biodiversity in Schools organisation, aims to support schools across Ireland with their biodiversity goals.
Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh competed with over 300 schools in 26 counties, representing 93,324 children from pre-school to senior cycle, to win a school garden makeover worth €10,000.
The school was provided with a certificate and a plaque to mark their win, as well as the prize of the garden makeover.
Nature Hero Awards
Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh impressed the judges with their insight and commitment to biodiversity in action.
They completed work to benefit frogs, owls and pollinators, along with a strong eco-literacy programme for teachers and students.
Annette McGarry, Head of Community Engagement at Glenveagh commented: 'We're proud to collaborate with Biodiversity in Schools on this excellent educational initiative, and delighted to see so many schools and children participate this year.'
'We congratulate Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh on their fantastic achievement in winning this national award.
Biodiversity plays such an important role in every community and we're incredibly proud to support this brilliant initiative over the last four years – comhghairdeachas to all the children at Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh,' she added.
A pupil from Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh
Mark Nolan, director of the nature education organisation Biodiversity in School said they were amazed by the work being undertaken by schools across the country to help their local biodiversity.
'Congratulations to Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh who have shown superb leadership in outdoor learning and also a massive well done to all the schools who achieved 'Nature Hero' status this year,' he said.
Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh' s coordinating teacher, Diarmaid Ó hAlmhain, said that winning the Nature Hero Awards is an amazing honour for the school.
'We are enormously proud of what the children have achieved with the help and support of our amazing teachers and the whole school community here in Ráth Chairn.
'It's so important to instill a love of nature in the next generation, and to give them an understanding of the importance of biodiversity at a local level.
'Our pupils have had an amazing time transforming our school grounds into a biodiversity haven and they are thrilled at this accolade. We look forward to using our prize to transform our school garden for everyone to enjoy,' he said.
