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CARRICK-ON-SHANNON in Co Leitrim has been awarded the title of Ireland’s Tidiest Town for 2025.
Minister for Rural and Community Development Dara Calleary presented the award to Carrick-on-Shannon at a ceremony this afternoon in Croke Park.
The SuperValu TidyTowns Competition is organised by the Department of Rural and Community Development and had been sponsored by SuperValu since 1991.
Some 929 towns, made up of over 30,000 volunteers in all, were competing for the prestigious awards, the highest number of entries received in the competition’s history.
Announcing Carrick-on-Shannon as the overall winner, Minister Dara Calleary described it as a “special moment of immense pride for Carrick-on-Shannon and indeed the wider county of Leitrim”.
He added: “Having consistently entered the competition over the last 40 years, Carrick-on-Shannon’s achievement today continues to showcase all that is good about resilience, innovation, sustainability, community spirit and volunteerism.”
Calleary added a special thanks to the “vital role of volunteers across the country who are working so hard all year round to ensure our communities are vibrant, sustainable places to live, work and visit”.
“Your passion and commitment is inspiring and the embodiment of everything that is good in our communities,” he added.
Other winners today included Rosscarbery, Co Cork, which was named Ireland’s Tidiest Village; Carrick-on-Shannon which was also named Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town; and Dalkey, Co Dublin, as Ireland’s Tidiest Large Town.
Tralee, Co Kerry was also awarded Ireland’s Tidiest Large Urban Centre.
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