Buncrana has won a top prize in this year’s Ireland’s ‘Best Kept Town’ competition!
The Inishowen town has gained the title of Best Kept Large Town.
Ireland’s Best Kept Town is an all-island competition in which some of the best towns in the SuperValu TidyTowns competition compete against their counterparts in Northern Ireland’s Best Kept competition. This year – Ireland’s Best Kept Towns also celebrates the 30th anniversary of this wonderful competition. The results of the 2025 competition were announced today at an awards ceremony in Farmleigh House.
Buncrana Tidy Towns cleaned up in the SuperValu Tidy Towns awards last November, scooping a Gold award and the county prize for the third year in a row.
The Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary, congratulated the winners of 2025 Competition.
Minister Calleary said: “I want to pay tribute to all the winners today in the Ireland’s Best Kept Town competition, and Naas, Co Kildare for winning the overall title along with the title of Best Kept Large Urban Centre and Buncrana, Co Donegal, the winners of the Best Kept Large Town category.
“I also want to congratulate Donaghmore, Co Tyrone the winner of Ireland’s Best Kept Village category and Royal Hillsborough, Co Down the winner of Ireland’s Best Kept Small Town category.”
Doreen Muskett, MBE, Chairperson of the Northern Ireland Amenity Council, the body that organises the Best Kept Awards, said: “These competitions continue to demonstrate the great pride that people have in their communities, North and South, and the hard work that is carried out by volunteers. Well done, your communities are richer for your efforts and hard work.”
