BREAKING: Leitrim town named Ireland's tidiest in Supervalu Tidy Towns awards

Carrick-on-Shannon has been named as Ireland's Tidiest Town in the Supervalu Tidy Towns competition. 

Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, today, Friday, 24th October, announced Leitrim's capital town as Ireland’s Tidiest Town for 2025.

600 TidyTowns volunteers were present at the SuperValu Tidy Towns awards ceremony at Croke Park in Dublin with the event livestreamed to many more online.

This year 929 towns were competing for the prestigious awards demonstrating the continuing huge national interest in the SuperValu Tidy Towns competition, which has been running since 1958. This is the highest number of entries ever received in the competition’s history.

Carrick-on-Shannon Co. Leitrim was named as Ireland’s Tidiest Town as well as Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town.

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Minister Calleary also presented the Gaeltacht Award today to Carraig Airt TidyTowns, Co Donegal. Minister of State Jerry Buttimer presented the Young Persons in Tidy Towns award to Corofin TidyTowns, Co. Clare.

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.”

The Minister continued: “The standard of competition was exceptionally high this year in all categories, with a record 929 entries received overall from the almost 1000 active groups nationwide.

“I want to congratulate all the winners today across all the various categories.

“In particular, I recognise the vital role of volunteers across the country who are working so hard all year round to ensure our communities are vibrant, sustainable places to live, work and visit.

“Your passion and commitment is inspiring and the embodiment of everything that is good in our communities.

“Investment in our communities through this wonderful competition reaps long-term rewards for all, as showcased by the winning groups here today.

“The impact of Supervalu Tidy Towns can be seen, particularly in fostering inclusion, sustainability and community engagement.”

SuperValu has been the competition’s main sponsor since 1991, and today Luke Hanlon, Managing Director of SuperValu, announced the results with Minister Calleary.

Some of the other big winners on the day included:

Rosscarbery, Co. Cork awarded Ireland’s Tidiest Village.
Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim awarded Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town.
Dalkey, Co. Dublin awarded Ireland’s Tidiest Large Town.
Tralee, Co. Kerry awarded Ireland's Tidiest Large Urban Centre.

The Minister also thanked SuperValu, the competition’s sponsor, adding: “SuperValu has sponsored the competition for over 30 years and continues to champion sustainability through their supportive network of retailers countrywide. The team has worked very closely with my department to make sure that this competition continues to thrive. Many of our groups have entered the competition consecutively for over 50 years – demonstrating a great example of dedication to their communities.”

Luke Hanlon, Managing Director of SuperValu commented after the awards: “I want to extend my warmest congratulations to Carrick-on-Shannon on being named Ireland’s Tidiest Town for 2025. This remarkable achievement reflects the passion and commitment of the committee and volunteers. This award is not just a recognition of hard work, but a shining example of what can happen when communities come together with the shared purpose of making their towns and villages better places to live, work, and play.

“As Ireland’s largest retail network, SuperValu is inspired by the phenomenal pride and dedication of more than 30,000 volunteers across 929 committees, who together have given over one million hours to their communities this year alone. It’s heartening to see that 70% of groups have been active for more than 10 years, demonstrating a remarkable legacy of commitment and civic engagement. Not only that, but the initiative continues to attract a wide range of volunteers, with 25% aged between 14 and 45, and 11% made up of students. The commitment of volunteers and our independent retailers, who consistently go above and beyond for their local areas is proof that local action can create real lasting change, transforming our streets and protecting biodiversity.”