ABBEYSHRULE WINS SUPERVALU TIDYTOWNS 2012
Pictured at the National SuperValu TidyTowns Awards ceremony were members of the winning committee from Abbeyshrule, Co Longford on stage with Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government and Mr. Martin Kelleher, Managing Director of SuperValu, the competition’s sponsor.
Abbeyshrule is the winner of the SuperValu TidyTowns Award for 2012. Abbeyshrule was names best of the record 821 towns and villages that entered this year’s competition. The announcement was greeted by huge celebration, as the Co. Longford village, stood on the winner’s podium for the first time in the history of the competition.Abbeyshrule also claimed the award for Ireland’s Tidiest Village. Other winners included Clonakilty, Co. Cork which received the award for Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town, Westport, Co. Mayo which received the award of Ireland’s Tidiest Large Town, and Ennis, Co. Clare which was named Ireland’s Tidiest Large Urban Centre,The TidyTowns competition is organised by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and sponsored by SuperValu. The SuperValu has sponsored the competition since 1992.
