Tallanstown has once again been named the tidiest place in Co Louth, following the release of the Tidy Towns results this afternoon.
While the Mid-Louth village missed out on the national title, which it claimed in 2010, it did pick up a gold medal in Category B, which earned them a prize of €1,900.
There was also a gold medal in Category D for Blackrock and for Dundalk and Drogheda in Category H, which earned each of them €900.
Moynalty in Co Meath was this year’s overall win of the Supervalu Tidy Town of the Year for 2013.
Other areas celebrating included Knockbridge, which picked up a silver medal in Category B and Ardee, which picked up a bronze medal in Category D. Knockbridge and Blackrock were also highly commended and commended respectively. Blackrock also picked up a Climate Change Award, which earned them an additional €1,000 from the Department of the Environment.
Louth Village, meanwhile, collected an endeavor award having seen a 10.2% improvement in their marks from 2012 – the largets increase in the country aside from Rearcross in Tipperary North and Craughwell in Galway.
Meanwhile, Dromiskin Tidy Towns won the Best Bring Bank Award for the Midlands and East District, earning them a €1,000 bonus.
The full list of marks can be found below:
