Tidy Towns (Irish: Bailte Slachtmhara) is an annual competition, first held in 1958, organised by the Department of Rural and Community Development in order to honour the tidiest and most attractive cities, towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland. The competition is organised on a national basis, and entrants must complete modules including Overall Developmental Approach (5 Year Plan), The Built Environment, Landscaping, Wildlife & Natural Amenities, Litter Control, Tidiness, Waste Minimisation, Residential Areas, Roads and Streets & Back Areas.
Tidy Towns logo
The Competition is judged during the summer months (May to August) by an independent adjudicator, who issues each town with a written report complimenting positive development and actions and providing positive suggestions on how the community can improve their general surroundings.
This competition covers many aspects of environment and prizes are awarded to winners of all areas. Other than that, there's an overall winner which is named as "Ireland's Tidiest Town" which is announced at the end of competition every September.[1]
^"Revealed: These are Ireland's tidiest towns for 2017". Irish Independent. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
^"Listowel wins Tidy Towns top award for 2018". Irish Examiner. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
^"Glaslough is the Ireland's Tidiest town for 2019". Retrieved 26 November 2019..
^Lehane, Mícheál (21 April 2020). "Tidy Towns will not take place this summer". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
^Kane, Conor (12 November 2021). "Ennis in Co Clare named Ireland's tidiest town". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^"Here are Ireland's newly-crowned Tidy Towns". IrishCentral.com. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
External links
Tidy Towns website
Donnybrook Tidy Towns Website
January 07, 2023
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Tidy Towns Irish Bailte Slachtmhara is an annual competition first held in 1958 organised by the Department of Rural and Community Development in order to honour the tidiest and most attractive cities towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland The competition is organised on a national basis and entrants must complete modules including Overall Developmental Approach 5 Year Plan The Built Environment Landscaping Wildlife amp Natural Amenities Litter Control Tidiness Waste Minimisation Residential Areas Roads and Streets amp Back Areas Tidy Towns logo The Competition is judged during the summer months May to August by an independent adjudicator who issues each town with a written report complimenting positive development and actions and providing positive suggestions on how the community can improve their general surroundings This competition covers many aspects of environment and prizes are awarded to winners of all areas Other than that there s an overall winner which is named as Ireland s Tidiest Town which is announced at the end of competition every September 1 The 2020 competition was cancelled by Minister Michael Ring due to the COVID 19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland for the first time in its history 2 Contents 1 Winners 1 1 Summary map 2 References 3 External linksWinners Edit Tidy Towns monument in Westport Moynalty won Gold Medal in 2006 It would go on to win the 2013 Tidy Towns competition Sign commemorating Adare s 1976 victory Sign in Lismore commemorating the 2004 win Glenties Na Gleannta County Donegal the only town to win the overall award on five occasions Year Overall Winner Village Small Town Large Town Large Urban Centre1958 3 Glenties Not awarded Not awarded Not awarded Not awarded1959 Glenties 2 1960 Glenties 3 1961 Rathvilly1962 Glenties 4 1963 Rathvilly 2 1964 Virginia County Cavan1965 Virginia County Cavan 2 1966 Ballyjamesduff1967 Ballyjamesduff 2 1968 Rathvilly 3 1969 Tyrrellspass1970 Malin1971 Ballyconnell1972 Trim1973 Kiltegan1974 Ballyconnell 2 amp Trim 2 1975 Kilsheelan1976 Adare1977 Multyfarnham1978 Glaslough1979 Kilsheelan 2 1980 Newtowncashel1981 Mountshannon1982 Dunmanway1983 Terryglass1984 Trim Here are Ireland s newly crowned Tidy Towns irishcentral com 1985 Kilkenny1986 Kinsale1987 Sneem1988 Carlingford1989 Ardagh County Longford1990 Malahide1991 Malin 2 1992 Ardmore County Waterford1993 Keadue1994 Galbally County Limerick1995 Glenties 5 1996 Ardagh County Longford 2 1997 Terryglass 2 1998 Ardagh County Longford 3 1999 Clonakilty2000 Kenmare2001 Westport2002 Castletown County Laois Castletown County Laois Lismore County Waterford Ennis2003 Keadue 2 Keadue Kenmare Westport2004 Lismore County Waterford Moynalty Lismore County Waterford Westport2005 Ennis Moynalty Lismore County Waterford Ennis2006 Westport 2 Birdhill Aughrim County Wicklow Westport Ennis2007 Aughrim County Wicklow Birdhill Aughrim County Wicklow Killarney Letterkenny2008 Westport 3 Birdhill Kenmare Westport Ennis2009 Emly Emly Aughrim County Wicklow Westport Ennis2010 Tallanstown Tallanstown Lismore County Waterford Killarney Kilkenny2011 Killarney Emly Lismore County Waterford Killarney Kilkenny2012 4 Abbeyshrule Abbeyshrule Clonakilty Westport Ennis2013 5 Moynalty Moynalty Kenmare Killarney Ennis2014 Kilkenny 2 Clonegal Kilrush Westport Kilkenny2015 Letterkenny Clonegal Listowel Westport Letterkenny2016 6 Skerries Birdhill Listowel Skerries Ennis2017 7 Birdhill Birdhill Clonakilty Westport Ennis2018 8 Listowel Glaslough Listowel Westport Ballincollig2019 9 Glaslough 2 Glaslough Blackrock County Louth Westport Ennis2020 10 Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland2021 11 Ennis 2 Geashill Abbeyleix Cobh Ennis2022 12 Trim 4 Rosscarbery Clonakilty Trim EnnisSummary map Edit Glenties Birdhill Kilrush Ballincollig Clonegal Listowel Skerries Rathvilly Virginia Ballyjamesduff Tyrrellspass Letterkenny Malin Trim Kiltegan Ballyconnell Kilsheelan Adare Multyfarnham Glaslough Newtowncashel Dunmanway Mountshannon Terryglass Kilkenny Kinsale Sneem Carlingford Ardagh Malahide Ardmore Keadue Galbally Clonakilty Kenmare Westport Castletown Lismore Ennis Aughrim Abbeyshrule Tallanstown Killarney Moynalty Emly Blackrockclass notpageimage Past overall winner Category winner but never overall winnerReferences Edit Ireland s Tidiest Town Winner Minister Ring confirms cancellation of 2020 TidyTowns gov ie Department of Rural and Community Development 21 April 2020 Retrieved 21 April 2020 Winner s list Archived from the original on 18 July 2011 Hogan Treacy 10 September 2012 Co Longford s Abbeyshrule claims Tidy Town award for 2012 Irish Independent Retrieved 15 September 2012 Town tidiest thanks to 6am sweeps Irish Independent 9 September 2013 2016 Tidy Town Winners Revealed These are Ireland s tidiest towns for 2017 Irish Independent 25 September 2017 Retrieved 26 September 2017 Listowel wins Tidy Towns top award for 2018 Irish Examiner 24 September 2018 Retrieved 26 November 2019 Glaslough is the Ireland s Tidiest town for 2019 Retrieved 26 November 2019 Lehane Micheal 21 April 2020 Tidy Towns will not take place this summer RTE News and Current Affairs Retrieved 21 April 2020 Kane Conor 12 November 2021 Ennis in Co Clare named Ireland s tidiest town RTE News and Current Affairs Retrieved 12 November 2021 Here are Ireland s newly crowned Tidy Towns IrishCentral com 30 October 2022 Retrieved 17 November 2022 External links EditTidy Towns website The Tidy Towns of Ireland Celebrating 50 years Donnybrook Tidy Towns Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tidy Towns Ireland amp oldid 1124990488, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
