{"id":4378,"date":"2022-02-24T15:20:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T15:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/?p=4378"},"modified":"2025-06-09T16:36:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T15:36:17","slug":"individual-connaught-ulster-upcycle-challenge-winner-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/individual-connaught-ulster-upcycle-challenge-winner-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Individual Connaught Ulster Upcycle Challenge Winner of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Beatrice the Caravan, a revamped c1973 Sprite caravan up-cycled by Bernie McMahon, was the Individual Connaught Ulster Upcycle Challenge Winner of 2021, organised by My Waste. <\/em><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><em><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4379 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Bernie-3.png\" alt=\"Individual Connaught Ulster Upcycle Challenge Winner of 2021\" width=\"324\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Bernie-3.png 324w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Bernie-3-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Bernie-3-258x192.png 258w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4380\" src=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Bernie-2.png\" alt=\"Beatrice the Caravan\" width=\"181\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Bernie-2.png 181w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Bernie-2-143x192.png 143w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4381\" src=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Bernie-1.png\" alt=\"Beatrice the Caravan\" width=\"220\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Bernie-1.png 220w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Bernie-1-145x192.png 145w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em> Another finalist from South Monaghan was Ryan Mulligan for his &#8216;Reworked Bucket Hats made from Old Football Shirts, who also successfully reached the final.\u00a0 Both finalists were chosen out of over two hundred and sixty entries.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4384\" src=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Ryan-3.png\" alt=\"Ryan Mulligan\" width=\"178\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Ryan-3.png 178w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Ryan-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Ryan-3-96x96.png 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4383\" src=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Ryan-2.png\" alt=\"Ryan Mulligan\" width=\"220\" height=\"168\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4382\" src=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/Ryan-1.png\" alt=\"Ryan Mulligan\" width=\"195\" height=\"153\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>For this competition, people from all over Ireland were challenged to find something that is no longer in use and transform it into something new. 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