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The IPB Pride of Place Awards 2025

Pictured: Mayor of Limerick John Moran (centre, wearing chain of office), with (left to right) Joe Delaney, Deputy Director General, Limerick City and County Council (LCCC); Joanna O'Donoghue, LCCC; Hazel Scott, Project Manager, Pride of Place; Ian Jeffers, Chief Executive, Co-operation Ireland; John Hogan, Chair, IPB Insurance; Anne Rizzo, Senior Executive Officer, LCCC; Catherine Bowes-Kelly, LCCC; and Tom Dowling, Chairperson, Pride of Place. 

Picture: Keith Wiseman 

Ireland’s largest community awards will be hosted by Limerick City and County Council on Friday, November 7, 2025, with hundreds of delegates set to travel from across the four provinces to Limerick’s Strand Hotel.  

Officially launched on Wednesday, 11th June at King John’s Castle, Limerick, The IPB Pride of Place awards is an annual competition organised by peacebuilding charity Co-operation Ireland and sponsored by IPB Insurance.   

Dr Brendan O’Regan, a transformative figure in the MidWest region, founded Co-operation Ireland in 1979 as Co-operation North, to foster cross border links. It is Ireland’s leading peacebuilding charity.  

The IPB Pride of Place awards were established to promote and celebrate the best in community development. The awards recognise the selfless efforts of people in making their local neighbourhoods better places to live, work and socialise. 2025 marks the 23rd year of the awards.  

About IBP Pride of Place

Three people in formal attire posing in front of an IPB Pride of Place backdrop.

IPB Pride of Place in association with Co-operation Ireland is an all-island competition that acknowledges the work that communities are doing all over the island of Ireland.

2024 Gallery

  • Two people smiling and holding a large bouquet of flowers against a blue background with star designs.

  • Group of people dressed in formal attire at an awards ceremony, standing in front of a blue backdrop with a star logo.

  • A group of eight people posing in front of a blue backdrop with logos, including IPB insurance and Co-operation Ireland. One woman in a blue dress is holding an award. The group consists of both men and women dressed in formal attire, standing on a stage with a spotlight on the floor.

  • Three individuals posing during an event with an "ipb Pride of Place" banner in the background, featuring logos of IPB Insurance and Co-operation Ireland.

  • Group of people receiving an award on stage with branded blue background.

  • Two women in formal dresses posing in front of a "Pride of Place 2024" event backdrop.

  • Three people standing on a stage, smiling and clapping. The person in the center is holding a trophy. Blue backdrop with 'ipb insurance' and 'co-operation ireland' logos.

  • Group of eight people posing for an award ceremony, with a blue backdrop displaying "ipb pride of place 2023."

  • Two women standing in front of a 'Pride of Place 2024' banner, holding a sign.

  • A group of people stand on stage holding an award, posing for a photo with a blue backdrop displaying "ipb insurance" and "co-operation Ireland" logos.

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At the heart of the IPB Pride of Place Awards is our community groups and we are so proud to share their achievements, news and updates.

To find out more about what past and present nominees are up to, or to keep up to date with the IPB Pride of Place Awards click the link.

Three people standing in front of a blue background with logos. The middle person is holding a trophy, while the others are clapping.
Group of people at IPB Pride of Place 2024 event, holding a sign, standing in front of a blue backdrop.
Two people smiling while holding a large bouquet of flowers, standing against a blue background with star graphics.

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