Tidy Towns: The full list of winners for 2019

Has your locality been recognised? From county awards to medal winners, here are the results

General scenes in Glaslough village in Co Monaghan which won the overall prize in the 2019 Tody Towns competition. Photograph: the Glaslough Tidy Towns website.
General scenes in Glaslough village in Co Monaghan which won the overall prize in the 2019 Tody Towns competition. Photograph: the Glaslough Tidy Towns website.

Glaslough in Co Monaghan has been named winner of the 2019 SuperValu National Tidy Towns Competition.

This year, Glaslough beat off competition from a record 918 entries to take the award of Ireland’s Tidiest Village, as well as the overall national award.

It was the second time Glaslough scooped the overall award having previously won the competition in 1978.

Glaslough has regularly been among the competition leaders and in 2018 won the title for Ireland’s Tidiest Small Village.

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Here is the full list of award winners in this year’s competition:

National awards

Ireland's tidiest village (A&B) - Glaslough, Co Monaghan - 346

Ireland's tidiest small town (C&D) - Blackrock, Co Louth - 345

Ireland's tidiest large town (E&F) - Westport, Co Mayo - 345

Ireland's tidiest uban centre(G&H) - Ennis, Co Clare - 345

Population Category A = Under 200

Population Category B = 201 to 1,000

Population Category C = 1,001 to 2,500

Population Category D = 2,501 to 5,000

Population Category E = 5,001 to 10,000

Population Category F = 10,001 to 15,000

Population Category G = 15,001 to 25,000

Population Category H = 25,001 and Over

Gold medal awards

Category A
Terryglass, Co Tipperary - 344
Abbeyshrule, Co Longford - 342
Keadue, Co Roscommon - 342
Castlecoote, Co Roscommon - 341

Category B
Glaslough, Co Monaghan - 346
Geashill, Co Offaly - 344
Clonegal, Co Carlow - 342
Stradbally, Co Laois - 342
Emly, Co Tipperary - 341

Category C
Abbeyleix, Co Laois - 342
Kilsheelan, Co Tipperary - 342
Lismore, Co Waterford - 341Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow - 338
Coolaney/Rockfield, Co Sligo -337
Straffan, Co Kildare - 336

Category D
Blackrock, Co Louth - 345
Clonakilty, Co Cork - 344
Listowel, Co Kerry - 344
Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim - 336
Kenmare, Co Kerry - 336
Kilrush, Co Clare -336

Category E
Westport, Co Mayo - 345
Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan - 341
Dalkey, Co Dublin - 336
Wicklow, Co Wicklow - 336
Buncrana, Co Donegal - 333
Youghal, Co Cork - 333
Ardee, Co Louth - 332
Roscommon, Co Roscommon - 332

Category F
Killarney, Co Kerry - 342
Trim, Co Meath - 340
Cobh, Co Cork - 338
Skerries, Co Dublin - 338
Tullamore, Co Offaly - 336
Arklow, Co Wicklow - 335
Castlebar, Co Mayo - 331

Category G
Ballincollig, Co Cork - 344
Letterkenny, Co Donegal - 337
Maynooth, Co Kildare - 337
Clonmel, Co Tipperary - 335
Naas, Co Kildare - 335
Tralee, Co Kerry - 331
Malahide, Co Dublin - 327
Leixlip, Co Kildare - 326

Category H
Ennis, Co Clare -345
Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny - 342
Drogheda, Co Louth - 330
Dundalk, Co Louth - 327

Silver medal awards

Category A
Ballymacarbry, Co Waterford - 340
Birdhill, Co Tipperary - 339
Coolagown, Co Cork - 339
Moynalty, Co Meath - 337
Abbey, Co Galway - 336
Tullahought, Co Kilkenny - 336

Category B
Inistioge, Co Kilkenny - 340
Rosscarbery, Co Cork - 340
Ardmore, Co Waterford - 339
Milltown, Co Galway - 339
Silvermines, Co Tipperary - 336

Category C
Adare, Co Limerick - 335
Aughrim, Co Wicklow - 334
Rosslare, Co Wexford - 331

Category D
Bantry, Co Cork - 334
Kill, Co Kildare - 334
Kinsale, Co Cork - 333
Birr, Co Offaly - 332
Cabinteely, Co Dublin - 331
Skibbereen, Co Cork - 331

Category E
Dungarvan, Co Waterford - 329
Monaghan, Co Monaghan - 328

Category F
Cavan, Co Cavan - 327
Shankill, Co Dublin - 326

Category G
Carrigaline, Co Cork - 325
Carlow, Co Carlow - 322
Celbridge, Co Kildare - 322
Wexford, Co Wexford - 322
Sligo, Co Sligo - 321
Athlone, Co Westmeath - 320
Newbridge, Co Kildare - 319
Portlaoise, Co Laois - 316

Category H
Swords, Co Dublin - 323
Galway City Centre, Co Galway - 318

Bronze Medals

Category A
Rathbarry, Co Cork - 335
Kilbrittain, Co Cork - 334
Lislevane, Co Cork - 334
Ballinahown, Co Westmeath - 332
Ballyvaughan, Co Clare - 332
Eyeries, Co Cork - 332
Newtowncashel, Co Longford - 332
Ardpatrick, Co Limerick - 331
Ballintubber, Co Roscommon - 331
Cloontuskert, Co Roscommon - 331
Knightstown, Co Kerry - 331
Mountshannon, Co Clare - 331
Portmagee, Co Kerry - 331

Category B
Ballynacally, Co Clare - 334
Ballydehob, Co Cork - 333
Tallanstown, Co Louth - 333
Blackwater, Co Wexford - 332
Dromod, Co Letrim - 332
Galbally, Co Limerick - 332
Glenties, Co Donegal - 332
Mulranny, Co Mayo - 332
Sneem, Co Kerry - 332
Carraig Airt, Co Donegal - 331
Castletownroche, Co Cork - 331
Clonbullogue, Co Offaly - 331
Knockbridge, Co Louth - 331
Quin, Co Clare - 331
Timoleague, Co Cork - 331

Category C
Ballymore Eustace, Co Kildare - 330
Belmullet, Co Mayo - 328
Millstreet, Co Cork - 327
Athboy, Co Meath - 326
Carlingford, Co Louth - 326
Castleconnell, Co Limerick - 326
Raphoe, Co Donegal - 326
Tarmonbarry, Co Roscommon - 326

Category D
Macroom, Co Cork - 330
Cahir, Co Tipperary - 326
Rathangan, Co Kildarea - 326

Category E
Raheny, Co Dublin - 324
Lucan, Co Dublin - 322
Roscrea, Co Tipperary - 322
Nenagh, Co Tipperary - 321
Clane, Co Kildare - 320
Bandon, Co Cork - 317
Lusk, Co Dublin - 316
Newcastle West, Co Limerick - 316

Category F
Ballina, Co Mayo - 322
Tramore, Co Waterford - 321
Longford, Co Longford - 320
Enniscorthy, Co Wexford - 319
Gorey, Co Wexford - 316

Category H
Limerick City, Co Limerick - 312

Regional Awards

Midlands and East: Blackrock, Co Louth - 345
North West and West: Glaslough, Co Monaghan - 346
South East: Terryglass, Co Tipperary - 344
South and Midwest: Ennis, Co Clare - 345

County awards

Carlow: Clonegal - 342
Cavan: Cavan - 327
Clare: Ennis - 345
Cork (North): Coolagown - 339
Cork (South): Ballincollig 344
Cork (West): Clonakilty - 344
Donegal: Letterkenny - 337
Dublin: Skerries - 338
Galway: Milltown - 339
Kerry: Listowel - 344
Kildare: Maynooth - 337
Kilkenny: Kilkenny - 342
Laois: Abbeyleix - 342
Leitrim: Carrick-on-Shannonc - 336
Limerick: Adare - 335
Longford: Abbeyshrule - 342
Louth: Blackrock - 345
Mayo: Westport - 345
Meath: Trim - 340
Monaghan: Glaslough - 346
Offaly: Geashill - 344
Roscommon: Keadue - 342
Sligo: Coolaney/Rockfield - 337
Tipperary (North): Terryglass - 344
Tipperary (South): Kilsheelan - 342
Waterford: Stradbally - 342
Westmeath: Ballinahown - 332
Wexford: Blackwater - 332
Wicklow: Wicklow - 336

County awards - highly commended

Carlow: Leighlinbridge - 338
Cavan: Redhills - 325
Clare: Kilrush 336
Cork (North): Castletownroche - 331
Cork (South): Cobh - 338
Cork (West): Rosscarbery - 340
Donegal: Buncrana - 333
Dublin: Dalkey - 336
Galway: Abbey - 336
Kerry: Killarney - 342
Kildare: Straffan - 336
Kilkenny: Inistioge - 340
Laois: Castletown - 329
Leitrim: Dromod - 332
Limerick: Galbally - 332
Longford: Newtowncashel - 332
Louth: Tallanstown - 333
Mayo: Mulranny - 332
Meath: Moynalty - 337
Monaghan: Carrickmacross - 341
Offaly: Tullamore - 336
Roscommon: Castlecoote - 341
Sligo: Riverstown - 330
Tipperary (North): Birdhill - 339
Tipperary (South): Emily - 341
Waterford: Lismore - 341
Westmeath: Tyrrellspass - 327
Wexford: Rosslare - 331
Wicklow: Arklow - 335

County awards - commended

Carlow: Ballon - 329
Cavan: Loch Gowna - 308
Clare: Ballynacally - 334
Cork (North): Kilworth - 327
Cork (South): Kilbrittain - 334
Cork (West): Rathbarry - 335
Donegal: Glenties - 332
Dublin: Cabinteely - 331
Galway: Monivea - 329
Kerry: Kenmar - 336
Kildare: Naas - 335
Kilkenny: Tullahought - 336
Laois: Ballacolla - 326
Leitrim: Cloone - 320
Limerick: Ardpatrick - 331
Longford: Longford - 320
Louth: Ardee - 332
Mayo: Castlebar - 331
Meath: Athboy - 326
Monaghan: Monaghan - 328
Offaly: Birr - 332
Roscommon: Roscommon - 332
Sligo: Ballintoghe - 323
Tipperary (North): Silvermines - 336
Tipperary (South): Clonmel - 335
Waterford: Ballymacarbry - 340
Westmeath: Athlone - 320
Wexford: Duncormick - 323
Wicklow: Aughrim - 334