Maynooth University played its part in helping Maynooth town to win a gold medal at this year’s Entente Florale Europe, a competition that celebrates excellence in horticulture, sustainability and quality of life in towns and cities across Europe.
The University received the Special Characteristic Prize “for the excellent management of the green environment of Maynooth University campus”.
At an awards ceremony in Velenje, Slovenia on Saturday, Maynooth town also received the Entente Florale Europe President’s prize for climate change mitigation, which recognises innovative solutions and adaptation measures to reduce carbon entering the atmosphere and the temperature effect on people living in urban areas.
Maynooth’s Entente Florale entry was the result of a long-standing community-wide effort, led by Maynooth Tidy Towns and Kildare County Council, with support from MU, St Patrick’s Pontifical University, local schools, community groups and businesses.
Maynooth University’s Department of Adult and Community Education (DACE) is the only specialist academic department for the education of adults in Ireland.
