It has beaten 870 towns and villages throughout the country that entered this year's SuperValu National TidyTowns competition.

Carlow based Hi-Spec Engineering will be at the Livestock Event in the UK at the beginning of July to launch their new high-capacity slurry pump at the event.

AGRICULTURAL roots are being recalled as passers-by on the N7 stop to admire Birdhill, Co Tipperary, Ireland’s Tidiest Village in the Bord Failte-SuperValu National Tidy Town Contest 2006.