Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring announced a postponement.
One Tidy Towns committee in the Midlands is appealing to communities not to take the foot off the gas despite the cancellation of the competition.
Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring announced a postponement of judging until 2021, on what would be its 60th anniversary.
Members of the committee in Abbeyleix had been continuing to prepare plans individually in order to adhere to social distancing guidelines.
Chairman of the group Robbie Quinn says it's affecting their capacity to be active in the locality:
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