Midlands Home To Ireland's Tidiest Small Town And Village For 2021

Friday, 12 November 2021 12:50

Have a look at some of the other awards won by midlands groups here.

Midlands towns and villages are collecting a host of prizes at the 2021 Tidy Towns Awards today.

The annual ceremony is underway at the RDS this lunchtime.

Abbeyleix has been named Ireland's Tidiest Small Town, while Geashill is officially the Tidiest Village in the country.

Ennis in Co. Clare has scooped the top prize as Ireland's Tidiest Town for 2021.

Chair of Geashill Tidy Towns Caren Carruthers says they're eager to get back to work when the celebrations are over:

The midlands came out trumps in a number of categories today.

10 local communities received medals at the prestigious ceremony.

Bronze:

- Clonbullogue.

- Ballinahown.

- Mullingar.

-Tyrrellspass.

Silver:

- Portlaoise.

- Birr.

Gold:

- Abbeyleix.

- Geashill.

- Tullamore.

- Athlone.

The hard graft has paid off for @AbbeyleixTidy! Congratulations on winning Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town. Delighted for you! Interested in #ClimateAction? Check out how the Abbeyleix community & @Dr_Niamh_Shaw worked together on climate action projects. #TidyTowns2021 #Community pic.twitter.com/SQ5cGuCBPJ
— Mrs TidyTowns (@mrstidytowns) November 12, 2021