Monaghan and Cavan have clinched gold and silver medals in today’s Super Valu National Tidy Town’s awards.
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 while Monaghan Town also received Gold.
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. The highly Commended All Ireland Pollinator Plan Local Authority Pollinator Award Cavan Tidy Towns.
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.
Rural and Community Development Minister Heather Humphreys announced an additional 1 point 5 million euro secured by her department for the Tidy Towns scheme. At the awards ceremony today, Minister Humphreys applauded the work of Tidy Towns teams up and down the country - but says Ballincollig went above and beyond:
