Claire’s road safety award
SLIGO woman, Claire Barden, was honoured at the Road Safety Authority’s annual Leading Lights award ceremony for her dedication to road safety.
The awards were presented at a ceremony attended by Minister for Transport Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross at the RSA’s 12 th annual ‘Leading Lights in Road Safety’ Awards in Croke Park.
Learn Early Montessori pre-school in Ballymote, owned by Claire Barden, first introduced road safety to its curriculum in 2012.
The aim was to promote road safety awareness to the children and give them the knowledge to stay safe on the road. Through the pre-school’s Stay Safe, Stop and Wait lesson, pupils have developed an understanding of dangers associated with the road.
A total of 17 awards were presented by the RSA to individuals and organisations in recognition of their commitment and dedication to road safety at the ceremony. Master of Ceremonies at the event was RTÉ’s ‘How’s your Driving?’, ‘Now You See Me?’ and Ireland AM presenter Simon Delaney.
Minister Ross said: ““Huge congratulations to everyone who received an award today, I’d also like to thank you for your passion and commitment to road safety.
“I recently attended the launch of the Christmas and New Year’s road safety appeal at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, where we heard from survivors of road traffic collisions.
“This served as an additional reminder of why it is so important that people embrace road safety education efforts in their communities.”