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Success For Tidy Town Groups In Wicklow At Annual Awards

Tidy Town groups in Wicklow have taken eight awards at the annual ceremony held at the RDS in Dublin.

Volunteers in Arklow were among the big winners, taking a County First award and a Gold Medal while placing first in the Midlands and East region.

Trim in County Meath was named the overall winner for this year.

While 55,000 euro worth of funding has been announced for 34 Tidy Towns volunteer groups around County Wicklow.

Minister Heather Humphreys, says the additional funding will have a huge impact across towns and villages.

Wicklow Figure Breakdown

Knockananna €1,000

Kiltegan €1,000

Donard €1,000

Grange Con €1,000

Rathdangan €1,000

Hollywood €1,000

Ballycoog €1,000

Lacken €1,000

Annacurra €1,000

Roundwood €1,000

Avoca €1,000

Laragh & Glendalough €1,000

Dunlavin €1,000

Stratford-On-Slaney €1,000

Glenealy €1,000

Shillelagh €1,000

Newcastle €1,000

Coolboy €1,000

Tinahely €2,000

Delgany €2,000

Enniskerry €2,000
Aughrim €2,000

Baltinglass €2,000

Ashford €2,000

Rathdrum €2,000

Carnew €2,000

Newtownmountkennedy €2,000

Kilcoole €2,000

Wicklow €3,000

Blessington €3,000

Arklow €3,000

Greystones €4,000

Bray €4,000


Wicklow Total €55,000

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