Partnership key to Clonakilty Tidy Towns wins

Sweeping brushes and spades may be the physical tools of success in the Tidy Towns but the crucial factor is partnership.

So says Clonakilty’s Tidy Towns committee who are celebrating being named Ireland’s tidiest small town for 2017.

It’s a return to form for the West Cork town which has always been a high achiever in the competition but has not managed to repeat its 1999 victory when it took the overall national award.