Young people from across Co Galway gathered at County Hall for the announcement of the winners of Galway County Council's annual Anti-Litter Poster Competition.
With the secondary school competition winners having already been announced earlier this year, it was the turn of the primary school and individual entrants to showcase their posters.
Almost 1,000 entries were received from primary schools and individual entrants.
The themes highlighted included the importance of creating and maintaining a litter free county, how litter takes from the beauty of the landscape, the responsibility of the public not to drop litter, how to properly use public bins, and the importance of leaving no trace by bringing any waste home.
Ava Belton, a 3rd class student from Kiltartan National School was named overall winner of the 'Primary Schools’ category of the competition, while Claudia Coyle of Ballinderreen won the ‘Individual’ category.
Leas Cathaoirleach of Co Galway, Councillor Ollie Turner said: "The competition winners are representative of the talents of the hundreds of people who entered. The high standard made it very difficult for the judges to select the best entries as each entrant created their very own personal work of art which also reflected their attitude towards littering."
Galway County Council Chief Executive, Liam Conneally, said the poster competition was part of the ongoing programme to encourage people to keep Galway clean.
"Galway County Council recognises the important role schools and individuals play in delivering environmental awareness, and I want to thank everyone who takes part in our many environmental initiatives," he said.
Director of Services for Rural & Community Development, Integration and Environment at Galway County Council, Jacqueline Carroll, said, "The competition provided the entrants with a great opportunity to develop their learning experiences by showing their creativity through language and art and increasing their awareness and responsibility for the environment."
