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Cavan student 'going place' with win

 

A Cavan Transition Year student has scooped the national and West of Ireland prizes at the Bus Éireann 'Go Places' competition for her insightful photographs with humorous captions detailing her daily journey to school in Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim.

Alannah Doherty, from Blacklion who attends St. Clare Comprehensive captured the attention of judges with her unique photographic diary, for which she submitted 20 insightful images take during her journey to school using Bus Éireann's School Transport Scheme.

The photos captured her journey from where it starts - across the road from Neven Maguire’s famous restaurant MacNean House and Bistro - past the picturesque Lough MacNean and on to Manorhamilton in North Leitrim.

The competition invited Transition Year students to submit projects – in words, photographs, or videos – about their journey to school.

The three lucky regional winners won iPad's and crystal trophy each, with the overall winner receiving a day trip to Tayto park for the entire class on a Bus Éireann coach.

Alannah was announced as both the West regional and national overall winner.

Alannah travelled to Bus Éireann HQ to receive her prize from the company’s CEO Ray Hernan.

He described Alannah's submission as “not only a creative tale” of her journey to school but “also very humorous”.

Mr Hernan said: “Alannah documented some beautiful scenery on her route and incorporated some interesting information about the people she sees on her route to school. These included her friends, her bus driver and some farm animals! We were very impressed with her submission and hope she has a great day at Tayto park with her class.”

Every day in Leitrim Bus Éireann transports 2,093 pupils to and from school on 63 buses under the scheme. This is on 114 school runs.

In Cavan alone, the national transport services ferries 3,719 pupils to and from school on 141 buses under the scheme. This is on 197 school runs.

The Bus Éireann 'Go Places' competition will run again in 2019.