Adare has retained its proud title as the tidiest village in County Limerick for 2019 after it secured a superb score of 335, that’s up seven points on last year. “We got seven extra points which is a huge achievement” said Cllr Bridie Collins, Chairperson of Adare Tidy Towns. She added “the standard has gone up and keeps going up” and she was very happy with the positive report of the judges. The results of this year’s Tidy Towns Competition were revealed this Monday in The Helix in Dublin. Congratulations to the Tidy Towns Committee and the voluntary workers who gave of their free time to ensure that Adare would feature again this year. On hand to present the prizes were Michael Ring, Minister for Rural and Community Development and Martin Kelleher, managing director of SuperValu, the competition’s sponsor for the 28th year.
Adare, Ireland’s Prettiest Village took home a Silver Medal and 5 Bronze Medals.