- Ballinahown in Co Westmeath won the overall SuperValu Tidy Towns award.
- The village has a population of just 85 people.
- Abbeyleix won tidiest small town and Buncrana won tidiest large town.
- Tralee won tidiest large urban centre.
- A record 936 entries were received for the 2026 competition.
Ballinahown in County Westmeath has been named the overall winner of this year’s SuperValu Tidy Towns competition. It is the third time Westmeath has won the award in its history of nearly 70 years.
With a population of just 85 people it was also named Ireland’s tidiest village while the tidiest small town award went to Abbeyleix in Co Laois. Buncrana in Co Donegal won the tidiest large town award while the tidiest large urban centre was awarded to Tralee in Co Kerry.
At the ceremony in Croke Park Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht Dara Calleary commended the thousands of volunteers up and down the country who engage in the scheme every year. He confirmed that the Government will invest €1.5m to the Tidy Towns scheme. There was a record 936 entries to the 2026 SuperValu Tidy Towns competition.
Hundreds of finalists from all over the country gathered in Croke Park for the awards ceremony. SuperValu’s Marketing Director Margaret Barron noted that the Tidy Towns movement incorporates great pride for people in the places they live. The competition recognises the work of communities in improving their local environments.
Margaret Barron shared “The Tidy Towns movement is one that incorporates great pride for people in the places they live.”
