An Garda Síochána, Roscommon/Longford Division are delighted to announce the launch of the seventh Annual Roscommon/Longford Garda Youth Awards, in association with Roscommon and Longford County Councils who are sponsoring the initiative again this year.
The Roscommon/Longford Garda Youth Awards celebrate outstanding young people between the ages of 13 and 21 years. An Garda Síochána, Roscommon/Longford, in conjunction with Roscommon and Longford County Councils recognise that a lot of good work is being done by young people in every community in these two Counties.
The nomination process is now open and An Garda Síochána in Roscommon and Longford are inviting the public to nominate a young person or group of young people they know, who were committed to making a difference to their Community during the last year.
Nominations can be made under any of the 4 categories:
INDIVIDUAL AWARD – making a positive contribution to their community, making it a better place to live in.
GROUP AWARD– Two or more young people making a positive contribution to their Community, making it a better place to live.
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD– Overcome difficult circumstances, defied all the odds and whose commitment deserves recognition.
COMMUNITY SAFETY AWARD – Through a crime prevention or safety initiative/innovation, have made their Community a safer place to live in.
Gardaí will be distributing nomination forms to school, youths groups and voluntary organisations right across the counties of Roscommon and Longford via email in the coming weeks. These forms may be also requested from [email protected] or may be downloaded on the Garda website and also from the Longford and Roscommon Local Authority websites.
Nomination forms can be emailed to [email protected] or can be posted to the Community Policing Unit, Longford Garda Station, County Longford. All nominations must be received by 5pm on Friday, 20th June 2025.
Pictured are L to R: Garda Tanya Duffy, Sergeant Deirdre Coleman, Garda Kelley Doolan, Superintendent Jason Miley, Fiona Ní Chuinn Roscommon County Council Senior Executive officer, Pat Flanagan Roscommon LCSP Co-Ordinator and Inspector Davy Cryan.
