Carrick on Shannon wins Ireland’s Tidiest Town Award

Carrick on Shannon wins Ireland’s Tidiest Town Award

At the Supervalu Tidy Town Awards 2025 that took place today in Croke Park, Carrick-on-Shannon was named by Minister Dara Calleray as the overall winner of Ireland’s Tidiest Town. Earlier in the awards ceremony, Carrick-on-Shannon also won the award as Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town.

Announcing Carrick-on-Shannon as the overall winner, Minister Calleary said:

“I offer my deepest congratulations to Carrick-on-Shannon and all of its Tidy Towns volunteers for being crowned Ireland’s tidiest town for 2025. 

“This is a wonderful achievement and a special moment of immense pride for Carrick-on-Shannon and indeed the wider county of Leitrim.

“Having consistently entered the competition over the last 40 years, Carrick-on-Shannon’s achievement today continues to showcase all that is good about resilience, innovation, sustainability, community spirit and volunteerism.  This is at the core of what the competition is all about.”

Cathaoirleach of Leitrim County Council Councillor Paddy Farrell said:

“I offer my heartiest congratulations to Carrick-on-Shannon Tidy Towns Committee and all their diligent, hard-working volunteers, whose efforts over the past number of years, at presenting Carrick-on-Shannon as an attractive place to live and visit,  have come to fruition today with national recognition and the winning of this award. Well done to all involved.”

Chief Executive of Leitrim County Council, Joseph Gilhooley also expressed his delighted at Carrick-on-Shannon winning the title of Ireland’s Tidiest Town 2025. Mr Gilhooley said “ Today is a wonderful day for Carrick-on-Shannon and indeed County Leitrim. It is the culmination of many years of hard work and commitment by the Tidy Towns Committee and the large number of volunteers whom they call upon, to make Carrick-on-Shannon the clean, tidy, attractive and vibrant town that it is. Through collaboration with the County Council the Tidy Towns Committee are making a significant difference to the overall presentation of the County Town and helping to make it an attractive place in which to live in, work in and visit.  

Mr Gilhooley concluded by saying “ In addition to Carrick-on-Shannon’s significant achievement, I also wish to congratulate Dromod Tidy Towns committee on being awarded a Bronze Medal for their efforts in maintaining the village of Dromod”