Tidy towns Ireland. tidiest irish village town 2010 results

Sceala Clann Counsellor Location: KERRY

Yes county kerry gets a win in this years tidy towns competition. the kingdom's killarney, ireland's tidiest large town wins 2010
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Congratulations to the town of Tallanstown in Co. Louth, which has just scooped this year's national title in the TidyTowns Competition, sponsored by SuperValu.
Images of Tallanstown. Overall winner of Tidy town. Ireland

doogansdouble and rosaleenharkin are always fighting on here over what is the best place in ireland. both of you are not even close second best to kerry. it is only kerry that wins beauty and tourist awards consistently. and even you doog have to admit we have much better weather than sligo or donegal. much better weather. we are like tropical class, compared to your damp fridges. ROFL.
images of tidy town winner killarney in beautiful county kerry

Irish Tidy Towns Competition
The Irish National Tidy Towns Competition is an annual competition organized by the Irish Government's Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. They were started in 1958.
The competition is organised on a national basis, and entrants must complete modules including Overall Developmental Approach (5 Year Plan), The Built Environment, Landscaping, Wildlife & Natural Amenities, Litter Control, Tidiness, Waste Minimisation, Residential Areas, Roads and Streets & Back Areas.

The Competition is judged during the summer months (May / August) by an independent Adjudicator, who will issue each town with a written report which will compliment positive development and actions and provide positive suggestions on how the Community can improve their general surroundings.
The Tidy towns Ireland Competition
The national Tidy Towns competition is an annual competition organised by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government with the support of the main sponsor SuperValu and many other agencies.
The competition involves participating areas being rated on all aspects of their local environment and prizes awarded to the best under many different categories. The overall winner is "Ireland's Tidiest Town". which is announced at a national ceremony in September each year.
With progress monitored and detailed feedback provided year on year, most participants initially enter the competition to generate interest about the environment in their community and create a solid platform on which to raise issues with the relevant authorities. Over time, the areas attain a standard where competing for major prizes is within reach. As such it is very much a development programme as much as a competition.
Different aspects of the competition are explored in this section, from the types of areas that enter to the assessment criteria used. We hope after reading it, you will be encouraged to enter the competition next year.

The History
The national TidyTowns initiative was launched by Bord Fáilte, the Irish Tourist Board (now Fáilte Ireland), in 1958 as part of the 'Tostal', a nationwide festival celebrating all things Irish. A step-up from the original National Spring Clean Campaign which ran between 1953 and 1957, TidyTowns rapidly developed its own identity and has gone on to become Ireland's most well known and popular local environmental initiative.
Right from the start, the primary focus of TidyTowns was to encourage communities to improve their local environment and make their area a better place to live, work and visit. The competition aspect was an important element in developing friendly rivalry that would help boost standards across the board. and the winner of the first competition held in 1958 was Glenties, Co Donegal pictured above. However, the emphasis was always on participating rather than winning as the very act of taking part brought benefits to the community. And with a focus on long-term results rather than quick returns, TidyTowns was soon seen as a unique and far-sighted initiative.
Although just 52 towns entered in its first year, TidyTowns rapidly increased in popularity with an average of 700 entrants per year. Its success also spawned many other initiatives at national, county and local level, which further boosted its reputation and impact. It is impossible to accurately estimate the number of people who have had some involvement in TidyTowns, but its safe to say it has run into the hundreds of thousands, and its influence on the transformation of Ireland's landscape is undeniable.
Following the restructuring of Bord Fáilte in 1995, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government assumed responsibility for TidyTowns and now organises the initiative with the support of national sponsor SuperValu and a number of other agencies. Its success continues, and while it has moved with the times, it still retains the same core principle of its founders - "make your place a better place."
To access further information on the history of TidyTowns make sure to check out our extensive on-line archive under this section. This includes the full set of written reports on every participant since 1996, a complete photographic archive of winning towns for download through a short registration process, publications of special interest to TidyTowns over the years, video and audio links to TV and radio programmes featuring TidyTowns and the complete list of overall winners. This section will expand as we gather more and more items from TidyTowns rich past, so please make sure to visit from time to time.

Past overall winners of the Irish tidiest town
1958 Glenties
1959 Glenties
1960 Glenties
1961 Rathvilly
1962 Glenties
1963 Rathvilly
1964 Virginia, County Cavan
1965 Virginia, County Cavan
1966 Ballyjamesduff
1967 Ballyjamesduff
1968 Rathvilly
1969 Tyrrellspass
1970 Malin, County Donegal
1971 Ballyconnell
1972 Trim, County Meath
1973 Kiltegan
1974 Ballyconnell & Trim, County Meath
1975 Kilsheelan
1976 Adare
1977 Multyfarnham
1978 Glaslough
1979 Kilsheelan
1980 Newtowncashel
1981 Mountshannon
1982 Dunmanway
1983 Terryglass
1984 Trim, County Meath
1985 Kilkenny
1986 Kinsale
1987 Sneem
1988 Carlingford, County Louth
1989 Ardagh, County Longford
1990 Malahide
1991 Malin, County Donegal
1992 Ardmore
1993 Keadue
1994 Galbally
1995 Glenties
1996 Ardagh, County Longford
1997 Terryglass
1998 Ardagh, County Longford
1999 Clonakilty
2000 Kenmare
2001 Westport, County Mayo
2002 Castletown, County Laois
2003 Keadue
2004 Lismore, County Waterford
2005 Ennis
2006 Westport, County Mayo
2007 Aughrim, County Wicklow
2008 Westport, County Mayo
2009 Emly

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