Ballincollig in Co Cork crowned winner of Tidy Towns competition 2024

They received the overall winner award and the €15,000 in prize money for being the highest scoring entrant in the whole competition.

Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys, was on hand to present the winners in each of the categories with their awards.

“Today you are all winners. What you do for your communities is admirable and commendable… you are out there whether rain, hail or shine,” Ms Humphreys said.

“MC Marty Morrissey said the awards ceremony at a packed out Hogan Suite in Croke Park was a “celebration of place”.

A total of 904 towns and villages entered the competition this year, which has been running for 66 years.

In place since 1958, the competition, administered by the Department of Rural and Community Development and sponsored by SuperValu, has grown beyond a competition into a national sustainability movement.

Luke Hanlon, Managing Director of SuperValu paid tribute to the efforts of 30,000 volunteers across the island, with over one…