The Letterkenny Tidy Towns Committee is celebrating another top achievement today after scooping a Gold Medal in the 60th annual TidyTowns competition.
Letterkenny and Buncrana Tidy Towns Committees both struck gold in the 2018 awards, which were announced in the Helix in Dublin today (Monday). Click here for the reaction to Buncrana’s win.
Letterkenny were also the county award winners for Donegal, with Buncrana being Highly Commended and Carraig Airt winning a Commended title. The bronze medallists from the county were Carraig Airt, Glenties, and Malin.
Listowel, Co. Kerry was named as Ireland’s Tidiest Town for 2018, beating 883 entries from towns and villages throughout the country.
On hand to present the prizes at the Helix was Mr. Michael Ring, T.D., Minister for Rural and Community Development and Mr. Martin Kelleher, Managing Director of SuperValu, the competition’s sponsor for the 27thyear.
Speaking after the awards ceremony, Minister Ring said: “This is a fantastic achievement for Listowel who are very deserving winners. Listowel is one of a small number of centres who have consistently entered the competition since its launch in 1958 and in the intervening years have worked steadfastly on improving their position in the SuperValu TidyTowns competition. Today, all that dedication and effort has paid off.
“I also want to congratulate all of the other prize-winners announced today. The work of all those involved in the TidyTowns effort results in the attractive and welcoming towns and villages we see all over the country. The voluntary work that people put in to their communities brings great pride, a great sense of achievement and great camaraderie to those communities. That is why this competition has flourished for 60 years. ”
Minister Ring also announced a special allocation of €1.4 million to support the work of individual Tidy Towns Committees around the country in order to mark the 60thanniversary of the event.
