Monaghan and Cavan have clinched gold and silver medals in today’s National Super Valu Tidy Town’s awards.
In Monaghan, Carrickmacross emerged victorious by being named the winning Town/Village Town Centre First Award and also by clinching the Gold Medal and County winner title.
Glaslough also received a Gold medal and second placing. Down the road in Cavan - the county town itself clinched the silver medal and county title while Redhills took second place and a silver medal.
Meanwhile Ballincollig in Co Cork has been named as the 2024 Tidy Towns winner. More than 30 thousand volunteers across a thousand groups took part in last year's effort to clean up towns nationwide and contribute to communities. Besides crowning the tidiest town in Ireland, awards for biodiversity, climate action and inclusivity are also up for grabs.