Mayo tourist spot scoops Ireland’s Best Kept Town crown

A MAYO tourist spot has beaten rivals from all over the country to be crowned Ireland’s Best Kept Town.

Westport, which also won the accolade in 2003, faced stiff competition from 12 other towns and villages in the Republic and North to win the event on its 10th anniversary.

Batt O’Keeffe, a Minister of State at the Environment Department, presented a memento to all the past winners of the award in honour of the anniversary.