Cork and Kerry win big as Leitrim's Carrick-on-Shannon named Ireland's Tidiest Town 

Carrick-on-Shannon Tidy Towns volunteers who won Ireland's Tidiest Town 2025.

Co Leitrim's Carrick-on-Shannon has been named as Ireland's Tidiest Town at the 2025 Supervalu Tidy Town Awards.

The town had already been crowned winners in the tidiest small town category, with volunteers delighted with their success at this year's ceremony. 

It is the 67th anniversary of the Tidy Towns competition, and this year saw a record 929 towns and villages taking part.

There was a prize fund of €70,000 this year, with medals and awards presented to towns and villages all over Ireland at the ceremony.

Receiving the award on behalf of the volunteers at Carrick-on-Shannon, John Gaffey said they had been entering the competition for 40 years.

“It is a surprise and shock for those who entered it. It is a lovely town and so nice for visitors. We make such a good effort to make it a nice place.

“Local tourists always love us, and we are very proud of our town. We are delighted with the win”.

Some of the other big winners were:

• Rosscarbery, Co Cork was named Ireland’s Tidiest Village;
• Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim was named Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town;
• Dalkey, Co Dublin was named Ireland’s Tidiest Large Town;
• Tralee, Co Kerry was named Ireland’s Tidiest Large Urban Centre.

The award ceremony took place at Croke Park in Dublin on Friday and was hosted by RTÉ’s Marty Morrissey, with rural and community development minister Dara Calleary and minister of state Jerry Buttimer also in attendance. 

Mr Callerary highlighted how the storms that battered the country earlier this year, which saw communities rally around to help the local volunteers save or replace their lost equipment.

More than 30,000 volunteers took part in this year’s competition and, on the day after Bon Jovi announced a 2026 gig at GAA HQ, Mr Calleary described the Tidy Towns volunteers as the “real rockstars”.

“The winner is Ireland, and your community, and they win because of you," he said.

A host of towns in Munster won awards, with Corofin in Co Clare being named the national winner of the Young Persons in Tidy Towns award. 

Castelgregory Tidy Towns in Co Kerry won the Leave No Trace Award, while the Best Newcomer award for the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, Local Authority Pollinator Award went to Inagh Tidy Towns in Co Clare.

The Waters & Communities Award National Winner went to Marlfield Village Association, Co Tipperary.

The Town Centre First Award national winner is Boherbue in Co Cork and the National Island Winner went to Bere Island, in Co Cork, while Sherkin Island in Cork received a highly commended award.

In the Bat Conservation Ireland category, the Bat Mural winner was Ballycumber Tidy Towns in Co Offaly and the Circular Economy Award went to Tralee Tidy Towns in Co Kerry.

The Sustainable Development Goals Award was presented to St Anne’s City Farm & Ecology Centre in Dublin.

The full list of winners can be found here.