Buncrana has been named Ireland’s Tidiest Large Town at the National Tidy Town Awards with 412 points, one behind the national winners, Ballinahown in County Westmeath.
At the national Tidy Towns Awards in Croke Park, the Buncrana Tidy Town initiative was also named as runner-up in the Water and Community section.
This was the moment that MC Marty Morrisey and Minister Darragh Calleary made the announcement……….
Cllr Fionán Bradley says it’s a great day for the community, recognising the hard work they do.
He predicts that in the future the town will achieve national glory:
Buncrana’s Gold Medal was one of six awarded to towns in Donegal.
Letterkenny, national winner in 2015, was ranked second in Donegal, just one point behind Buncrana.
There were also Gold Medals for Glenties, Raphoe, Moville and Carrigart, while also won the Gaeltacht Award.
There were silver medals for Malin and Donegal Town.
A special endeavour award was presented to the Tidy Towns Committee in Creeslough.
This is the full list of marks for Donegal –
