See who scooped this year's Tidy Town honour
Letterkenny has been named as Ireland’s Tidiest Town for 2015.
The Co Donegal town was today named best of the 862 towns and villages in the country that entered this year’s SuperValu National TidyTowns competition.
Clonegal Co. Carlow claimed the award of Ireland’s Tidiest Village.
Other winners included Listowel, Co Kerry receiving the award for Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town, Westport Co. Mayo received the award of Ireland’s Tidiest Large Town, while Letterkenny was also declared as Ireland's Tidiest Large Urban Centre.
Letterkenny, Co Donegal
(Also Ireland's tidiest large urban centre)
Westport, Co Mayo
Listowel, Co Kerry
Clonegal, Co Carlow
Midlands & East: Skerries, Co Dublin
Northwest & West: Leterkenny, Co Donegal
South-East: Clonegal, Co Carlow
South-West & Midwest; Listowel, Co Kerry
Overall winner: Charles Henderson, Kinsale
Abbeyleix, Co Laois
Abbeyshrule, Co Longford
Adare, Co Limerick
Ardmore, Co Waterford
Aughrim, Co Wicklow
Ballincollig, Co Cork
Béal an Mhuirthead, Co Mayo
Birdhill, Co Tipperary
Buncrana, Co Donegal
Carlow, Co Carlow
Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan
Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim
Castlecoone (?), Co Roscommon
Clonakilty, Co Cork
Clonegal, Co Carlow
Clonmel, Co Tipperary
Cobh, Co Cork
Coolagown, Co Cork
Drogheda, Co Louth
Dromod, Co Leitrim
Dundalk, Co Louth
Emly, Co Tipperary
Ennis, Co Clare
Glaslough, Co Monaghan
Keadue, Co Roscommon
Kenmare, Co Kerry
Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny
Killarney, Co Kerry
Kilrush, Co Clare
Kinsale, Co Cork
Leighlinbridge, Co Carlow
Letterkenny, Co Donegal
Lismore, Co Waterford
Listowel, Co Kerry
Malahide, Co Dublin
Moynalty, Co Meath
Naas, Co Kildare
Rathbarry, Co Cork
Skerries, Co Dublin
Straffan, Co Kildare
Terryglass, Co Tipperary
Tralee, Co Kerry
Trim, Co Meath
Tullamore, Co Offaly
Westport, Co Mayo
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Highly commended large - Cobh, Kilkenny, KIllarney, Tralee
Highly commended small - Adare, Ardmore, Clonakilty, Kenmare, Lismore, Sneem
(final winner to be presented by Bord Failte at end of month)
Large town winners: Greystones, Maynooth, Sligo, Westport
Small town winners: Abbey (Galway), Ballintubber, Carrigart, Emly
Overall winner (and best village): Lismore
Best town: Wexford
'Edible Landscape' project, Westport, Co Mayo
Mote Park, CO Roscommon
Joint winners: Geashill, Offaly and Newbridge, Kildare
Highly commended; Abbey Village, Loughrea and Sligo
National award: Glaslough, Co Monaghan
Moyross residents' forum, Limerick
Highly Commended: Carraig Airt, Dun na nGall
Overall winner: Béal an Mhuirthead, Maigh Eo
Higly commended - Sherkin Island, Co Cork
Winner: Bere Island, Cork
Trim, Co Meath
Blackrock, Co Louth
Commended - Roscrea, Co Tipp
Highyl Commended - Portmagee, Co Kerry
Winner - Wexford town
Overall - Togher, Co Cork
Midlands & E - Dromiskin, Louth
NW & W - Monaghan
SE - Ballycanew & Clonmel (joint winners)
MW & SW - Togher, Co Cork
Dublin - Skerries, Dalkey, Cabinteely
Kildare - Straffan, Naas, Kill
Laois - Abbeyleix, Castletown, Ballacolla
Longford - Abbeyshrule, Newtowncashel, Longford
Louth - Tallanstown, Blackrock, Knockbridge
Meath - Moynalty, Trim, Castletown-Kilpatrick
Offaly - Geashill, Clonbullogue, Tullamore
Westmeath - Ballinahown, Tyrrellspass, Glasson
Wicklow - Aughrim, Stratford-on-Slaney, Arklow
Cavan - Cavan, Redhills, Loch Gowna
Donegal - Letterkenny, Malin, Glenties
Galway - Milltown, Abbey, Monivea
Leitrim - Dromod, Carrick-on-Shannon, Drumana
Mayo - Westport, Béal an Mhuirthead, Murrisk
Monaghan - Glaslough, Carrickmacross, Monaghan
Roscommon - Castlecoote, Keadue, Cloontuskert
Sligo - Coolaney, Riverstown, Ballintogher
Carlow - Clonegal, Leighlinbridge, Carlow
Kilkenny - Kilkenny, Inistioge, Tullahought
Tipperary North - Birdhill, Terryglass, Silvermines
Tipperary South - Emly, Clonmel, Kilsheelan
Waterford - Lismore, Ardmore, Stradbally
Wexford - Ballycanew, Blackwater, Rosslare
Clare - Ennis, Kilrush, Mountshannon
Cork North - Coolagown, Castletownroche, Kiskeam
Cork South - Ballincollig, Kinsale, Cobh
Cork West - Clonakilty, Rathbarry, Rosscarbery
Kerry - Listowel, Killarney, Kenmare
Limerick - Adare, Ardpatrick, Galbally
Speaking after the awards ceremony, Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly said: “This is a fantastic achievement for Letterkenny; a really worthy winner.
“This is the eighth time a town in Donegal has won the overall prize, but the first time for Letterkenny.
“Letterkenny have entered the competition every year since 1959 and their win today is testament to them consistently achieving high standards in the competition at local and regional level.”
