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By Michelle Crean

Two years of hard work paid off for one local secondary school who have received their fourth Green Flag for their energy saving efforts.

The team at Green Schools were very impressed with St Brigid's Presentation application this year as the Green Schools Coordinator Sheree Murphy and her Transition Year team put in a tremendous amount of hard-work, creativity and innovation.

Sheree and principal Roisin Moore would like to thank everyone in the school for co-operating with different initiatives from bulb planting, litter picking, cycle workshops, ‘Walk on Wednesdays’, ban on single use plastic in the school, swap shops - the list goes on in order for the school to receive its fourth green flag for ‘Travel’.

The school also renewed its last three flags for Litter and Waste, Energy and Water.

In the last two years, the school has worked closely with Eileen O’Donoghue of Killarney Municipal District and Killarney Tidy Towns in order to encourage more walking, cycling, park and striding and carpooling to school.

"The school has seen great statistical evidence in their alternative methods of travelling to school,” Sheree said.

“In just two years we have seen an increase in the number of students walking, cycling, park and striding as well as carpooling to school. It is great to see this increase from year one to year two despite there being more students in the school in year two. Unfortunately, due the current situation, there will be no Green Schools awards ceremonies this year, but we look forward to receiving our Green Flag and certificate and hope for the raising of the flag in September.”