Carrick-on-Shannon in Co Leitrim has been announced as the overall winner at this year’s SuperValu Tidy Towns competition, and also took home the honours in the small town category.
Rosscarbery in Cork was named Ireland’s Tidiest Village, while Dalkey in Co Dublin was awarded Ireland’s Tidiest Large Town.
The Tidiest Large Urban Centre award went to Tralee in Co Kerry.
Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht Dara Calleary thanked the 30,000 volunteers who had served their communities in all weather conditions.
The SuperValu TidyTowns competition, organised by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, has been running since 1958 and has been sponsored by SuperValu since 1991.
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This year a total 929 towns participated, which is the highest number of entries received in the competition’s history.
Each entry is independently assessed by an appointed panel of adjudicators through an anonymous judging process conducted during June, July, and August.
Towns are evaluated under eight key criteria from community involvement and public spaces to sustainability, biodiversity and litter control with a total of 550 marks available.
Each year, over 220 prizes are awarded, with around €270,000 in main awards and €70,000 in special prizes given out.
Category Awards honour top performers across village, town, and urban centre classifications, culminating in the prestigious Ireland’s Tidiest Town title, with additional awards for island and Gaeltacht communities.