Minister Humphreys announces Abbeyleix Co. Laois as Ireland’s Tidiest Town for 2023

• Abbeyleix in Co. Laois named Ireland’s Tidiest Town and Overall winner of Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town; Tipperary TidyTowns in Co. Tipperary wins Young Person’s Award

• Minister announces €1.5 million in grant aid for circa. 900 TidyTowns groups nationwide

• Minister Humphreys also announces winners of surprise Town Centre First Special Award sponsored by DRCD

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, today (6 October) announced Abbeyleix, Co. Laois as Ireland’s Tidiest Town for 2023.

Over 600 TidyTowns volunteers were present at the SuperValu TidyTowns awards ceremony at Croke Park in Dublin with the event live-streamed to thousands more online.

This year, 887 towns were competing for the prestigious awards demonstrating the continuing huge national interest in the SuperValu TidyTowns competition which has been running since 1958.

Abbeyleix, Co. Laois was named as Ireland’s Tidiest Town as well as Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town.

Minister Humphreys also presented a new award today to Cappoquin, Boyle and Ballyshannon TidyTowns groups, recognising their tremendous efforts to address vacancy and dereliction in line with the Government’s Town Centre First policy.

SuperValu have been the competition’s main sponsor for over 30 years, and Ian Allen, Managing Director of SuperValu, announced the results with Minister Humphreys.

Some of the other big winners on the day included:

• Geashill, Co. Offaly awarded Ireland’s Tidiest Village.
• Abbeyleix, Co. Laois awarded Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town.
• Killarney, Co. Kerry awarded Ireland’s Tidiest Large Town.
• Ballincollig, Co. Cork awarded Ireland's Tidiest Large Urban Centre.