"Along with the overall winner award for 2025, the group from have taken home a prize of €15,000, as the competition's highest scoring entrant. Carrick-On-Shannon was a finalist for the overall award having been named Ireland's Tidiest Small Town. A record 929 entries were made to this year's Tidy Towns competition. Along with a number of special awards and medals, there were also winners announced across the main category awards, with those winners making up the other three finalists for the overall prize of Ireland's Tidiest Town."
"Rosscarbery, Co Cork was named as Ireland's Tidiest Village. The award for Ireland's Tidiest Large Town went to Dalkey, Co Dublin. The final category award, for Ireland's Tidiest Large Urban Centre, went to Tralee, Co Kerry."
"Minister for Rural and Community Development Dara Calleary was in attendance for the ceremony, as was the Department's Minister of State Jerry Buttimer. Award winners were also greeted on stage to collect their awards by SuperValu managing director Luke Hanlon. Proceedings in Croke Park's Hogan Suite were led by host and MC Marty Morrissey."
A record 929 entries were received for the 2025 Tidy Towns competition. The competition's highest scoring entrant and overall winner received a prize of €15,000. Carrick-On-Shannon was a finalist for the overall award after being named Ireland's Tidiest Small Town. Rosscarbery, Co Cork was named Ireland's Tidiest Village. Dalkey, Co Dublin won Ireland's Tidiest Large Town, and Tralee, Co Kerry won Ireland's Tidiest Large Urban Centre. A number of special awards and medals were presented alongside the main category awards. Ministers Dara Calleary and Jerry Buttimer attended, and proceedings were led by Marty Morrissey at Croke Park's Hogan Suite.
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