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THERE was further success in the National Tidy Towns Competition this week for the East Clare town of Mountshannon and Kilrush in the west.
Both towns received a Gold Medal in their category, which is determined by town size, while Kilrush was also commended in the County Award category.
Mounshannon, which was in the same category as the overall winner, Moynalty, County Meath, was just five points from the top score with a respectable 311 points, while Kilrush had 309 points, just seven pints away from overall victory.
Meanwhile, Kilkee and Tuamgraney both secured Bronze Medals in their respective national categories.
Tulla picked up the County Endeavour Award after it recorded a 5 per cent mark-up on its 2012 score.
West Clare man Sean Lenihan, member of the Miltown Malbay Tidy Towns Committee and an employee of Clare County Council, was one of 10 individuals nationwide to be singled out for their dedication to the Tidy Towns movement and received a Supervalu Tidy Towns Heroes award.
Mayor of Clare Joe Arkins paid tribute to all the county’s Tidy Towns committees and volunteers and expressed his delighted at Ennis and Clare’s longstanding track record of success in the competition.
“I want to acknowledge the positive work that takes place in Ennis and all of Clare’s towns and villages by the hardworking groups who with the support of Clare Local Authorities have made the county a clean and green destination to live in, do business in and visit. This positive contribution is of particular signifi- cance in 2013, the year of The Gathering, during which they have helped to showcase our capital town, county and country in the best possible light,” he said.
The Tidy Towns competition is organised by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and sponsored by SuperValu. The SuperValu Tidy Towns competition is open to all areas, big or small, urban or rural, and each are entered under their respective population categories ranging from the smallest, Category A – Under 200, to the largest, Category H – 25,001 and over.