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Nominations open for 2026 Roscommon/Longford Garda Youth Awards

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Pictured earlier this year at the launch of this year’s Garda Youth Awards were (l. to r.): Sergeant Deirdre Coleman; Janine Bartley, Longford Community Safety Partnership; Chief Superintendent Raymond McMahon; Courtney Corcoran, Longford Community Safety Partnership; Paddy Mahon, then Chief Executive Longford County Council; Shane Tiernan Chief Executive, Roscommon County Council; Niamh Duffy, Roscommon Local Community Safety Partnership; Superintendent James O’ Leary, Garda Colm Satchwell and Garda Anthony Scanlon.

Nominations are now open for the eighth annual Roscommon/Longford Garda Youth Awards.

The awards, organised by An Garda Síochána in association with Roscommon and Longford County Councils, recognise young people who have made a positive contribution to their communities.

Members of the public are being invited to nominate individuals or groups of young people aged between 13 and 21 who have demonstrated commitment to their communities over the past year.

The awards aim to recognise achievements across a range of areas and highlight the positive contribution being made by young people throughout counties Roscommon and Longford.

The 2026 awards were launched by representatives of An Garda Síochána, Roscommon and Longford County Councils and the two counties’ Local Community Safety Partnerships.

Further details on the nomination process are available from Roscommon County Council.