Westport wins Ireland’s Tidiest Large Town award 

WESTPORT has been honoured as Ireland’s Tidiest Large Town at the annual Supervalu Tidy Towns awards. 

The West Mayo town shone yet again in the Tidy Towns awards, winning the Large Town award for the first time since 2019 and retaining the accolade of the tidiest town in the North West & West Region at this afternoon’s ceremony.

Westport has won the Tidiest Large Town Award 12 times since the award was introduced in 2002. 

However, the town missed out on the overall Ireland’s Tidiest Town Award which went to Ballincollig, Co Cork. 

Westport won its twenty-fourth gold medal in a row along with Belmullet, Castlebar and Mulranny. Ballina scooped a silver medal while Cong was awarded bronze.

The following Mayo communities won awards at the 2024 Tidy Towns awards: 

Inclusive Community Award (national winner): Balla Tidy Towns

Gaeltacht Award winner: Belmullet Tidy Towns

Endeavour Award: Lecanvey Tidy Towns (largest percentage increase in overall score)

County Awards; Commended Award, Belmullet Tidy Towns; Highly Commended Award; Mulranny Tidy Towns

County Winners: Westport Tidy Towns

Medal Winners: Bronze – Cong Tidy Towns, Silver – Ballina Tidy Towns, Gold – Belmullet, Castlebar, Mulranny, Westport

Regional Winners: Westport Tidy Towns

Ireland's Tidiest Large Town: Westport

Pictured above at the 2024 SuperValu TidyTowns competition was (centre from left ) Luke Hanlon, Managing Director of SuperValu; Eithne Larkin, Chairperson, Westport Tidy Town Committee; and Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, along with members of the Westport Tidy Town Committee at the awards ceremony at Croke Park. Pic: Naoise Culhane-no fee