Miss Tipp takes part in waterways clean-up
On August 12 – 14 the 37 finalists vying for the coveted Miss Ireland 2022 title put their collective strength and unity together to co-ordinate a big beach clean-up all over Ireland. Thousands have flocked to our beaches and waterways during the recent warm weather but the glorious sunshine also brought ‘rubbish weather’ as many beaches and waterways across Ireland were left in dire conditions by sun seekers leaving their rubbish behind. Miss Tipperary Megan Kelly (19) from Borrisoleigh gathered her friends and family to do a clean up at Dromineer.
Miss Ireland 2022, proudly sponsored by TanOrganic, undertook the ambitious volunteering initiative because, this year, the over-riding theme for Miss Ireland is ‘Our World Our Future’ with a focus on the environment and global citizenship. Each of the finalists all over Ireland gathered all of their friends and families to help make a real impact and highlight the importance of communities coming together to protect our beautiful island’s coastlines.
The big clean-up is one of the challenges that finalists of Miss Ireland 2022 are being tasked with in a challenging competitive process for this, the 75th Diamond Jubilee of the competition. Their skills are also tested in debating, public speaking, talent, sports, modelling, social media and each finalist is tasked with raising much-needed awareness and funds for their chosen charities.
The most spectacular ever Diamond Jubilee Miss Ireland Final takes place next weekend (August 18 and 19) at the Royal Theatre Castlebar with 1500 people expected to attend. The headline sponsor for Miss Ireland 2022 is TanOrganic, the world’s first eco-certified, organic self-tan brand, and this year, for the first time, a new Miss Eco-Ireland sash will also be awarded. “For every TanOrganic product sold, we fund to remove 1LB of ocean bound plastic from the environment. We want to ensure that with every product we make, we are making a real impact and giving back to the planet,” said Noelle O’Connor, Creator and Founder of TanOrganic. “This nationwide beach clean-up is another step towards a cleaner planet and we applaud all of the Miss Ireland finalists for taking on this challenge with such energy and passion.”