Keadue in clean sweep to take top prize

THE small Roscommon village of Keadue has been named as the 2003 winner of the annual Tidy Towns competition.

It is the second time in the history of the 46-year-old contest that the picturesque village located between Boyle and Arigna has won the coveted title. Keadue also won the top prize exactly 10 years ago.

It was chosen from almost 700 competitors in the annual competition, which is run by the Department of Environment and sponsored by SuperValu. It scored an impressive total of 270 points representing a mark of 90%.