Winners of Louth dog fouling campaign art competition announced

Louth County Council has announced the winners of its art and design competition, which forms part of the local authority’s ongoing campaign to raise awareness about Dog Fouling.

The competition was aimed at school children around the county, whose winning designs will feature on litter bins and community spaces throughout County Louth.

Entrants were tasked with designing a fun and humorous A4 sticker to be displayed on litter bins across County Louth and a fun and engaging A3 poster to raise awareness. The winners and their respective schools are below:

A4 Sticker Competition

• 1^st: Mary Rafferty (8), St Oliver Plunket NS
• 2^nd: Ciara Keavney (11), Scoil Naomh Bríd, Ardaghy
• 3^rd: Conor McManus (7), St Malachy’s Infant School

A3 Poster Competition

• 1^st: Rachel Barnes (12), Scoil San Nioclás
• 2^nd: Ciara Fogarty (10), Scoil Mhuire na Trócaire
• 3^rd: Rosaleen McDermott (13), St Louis Secondary School

Congratulating all of the winners, County Council said, "your creativity will help spread an important message and will be used to help raise awareness and remind everyone to clean up after their dogs!"