There's been some success for local towns and villages in the 2023 Tidy Towns awards. The ceremony was held in Croke Park earlier today. Local towns and villages were recognised for their commitment to the upkeep of their locality.
Glaslough was named as Monaghan's tidiest town while Cavan Town took the honours for Cavan. In the Supervalu School Award, Gaelscoil Bhréifne in Cavan was awarded top prize in the Midlands and East area.
Elsewhere, Carrick on Shannon was named as Leitrim's tidiest Town with Keadue receiving the accolade for Roscommon and Abbeyshrule for Longford. Abbeyleix in County Laois was named as Ireland's tidiest town for 2023.
Meanwhile, the Tidy Towns encourages communities to improve their local environment and make their area a better place to live, work and visit.