Westmeath Students Are Successful in Garda Youth Awards

Monday, 24 November 2025 at 15:49

Assistant Commissioner, Catharina Gunne presented each of 25 awards.

Students in Westmeath are being celebrated by the Gardaí for their viral road safety campaign.

Scoil Mhuire picked up a Community Safety Award at the National Garda Youth Awards at the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise on Saturday.

The video, which warned young male motorists against texting while driving, received over two million views.

The awards recognise exceptional young people aged 13-21 who have positively contributed to their community.

Community Safety Award
- Foroige Youth Cafe Ballymote - Sligo/Leitrim
- Manel Mestour, Talk About Youth Project - Dublin South Central
- Young Social Innovators, St. Leo’s College (secondary school) - Kildare/Carlow
- Dungarvan CBS TY Group - Waterford
- Colaiste Mhuire, Transition Year Students - Meath/Westmeath

Group Awards
- Moise Hazachiu & Emanuel Andronache - Dublin North Central
- Kerala Badminton - Dublin North
- Crosscare Youth Diversion Programme (YDP) Friday Group - Dublin West
- Connemara Youth Intergenerational Volunteers - Galway
- Tomás, Gearóid & Micheál O’Sullivan, Marcus Leahy & Cillian O’Sullivan - Galway

Individual Awards
- Lee McCabe - Dublin West
- Philip Yeates - Wexford
- Jack Sweeney - Galway
- Rebecca O’Sullivan - Kerry
- Terry Casey - Limerick
- Amy Van Der Merwe - Sligo/Leitrim

Special Achievement
- Sean McCabe - Dublin South Central
- Kate Hoskins - Dublin West
- Rihanna Reynolds - Donegal
- Cormac Downey - Limerick
- Bakhtyar Nabi - Cork County
- Abbie Duff - Dublin North

Special Recognition Award
- Naoise Quinn and AilÍse O’ Sullivan - Cork County
- Paddy Boyle - Donegal
- Conor & Gary O’Sullivan - Kerry