Clonakilty is the choice for ‘The Great Town’ award

Clonakilty beat 40 towns to claim the title of ‘The Great Town’ and Waterford’s Viking Triangle won ‘The Great Place’ award at the 2017 Urbanism Awards Ceremony held in London.

The assessment team for the award referenced the quality of the town centre and its location close to the sea and beautiful beaches which, they said, “make it an attractive place to live, do business and visit”.

“Clonakilty is a good example of those three elements coming together in a sustainable way that celebrates local distinctiveness, tradition, entrepreneurialism and a strong sense of local pride,” the assessors said.