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25th Jun 2019

Bantry in Cork named Ireland’s Best Kept Town

Alan Loughnane

Well done to all involved.

Bantry in Cork is the overall winner of Ireland’s Best Kept Town competition 2019.

The results of this year’s competition were announced at an awards ceremony in Farmleigh House in Dublin.

Ireland’s Best Kept Town is an all-island competition in which some of the best towns in the SuperValu TidyTowns competition compete against their counterparts in Northern Ireland’s Best Kept competition.

Bantry also won the Best Kept Small Town category while Arklow in Wicklow secured the Best Kept Large Town category.

Donaghmore in Tyrone took home the Best Kept Village category and Bangor, Down won the Best Kept Large Urban Centre category.

Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring praised the winners of 2019 Competition saying: “I want to congratulate all of the winners and nominees in the all-island Best Kept Town competition.

“In particular Bantry for winning the overall title along with the title of Best Kept Small Town and Arklow the winners of the Best Kept Large Town category.”

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