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Representatives from Tralee at the ceremony this week. From left; Joan O’Regan (Team Bramble), Jean Foley of Kerry County Council, Martha Farrell (Tralee Tidy Towns) and Colm Nagle (Kerry County Council, Tralee MD). Photo: Julien Behal
EVERYONE involved in the Tralee Tidy Towns effort were delighted to see Tralee named among the best kept towns on the island of Ireland and attended the awards event in Farmleigh House on Tuesday.
Tralee was up against stiff competition, in the same category as Antrim, Derry City and Limerick City. The Best Large Urban Centre category award was won by Antrim town on the day, while Carrick on Shannon winning Ireland’s Best Small Town category and also took the overall Ireland’s Best Kept Town award.
Chair of Tralee Tidy Towns, Brendan O’Brien said: ‘We were delighted to be part of the team representing Tralee at the all-Ireland competition ‘Ireland’s Best Kept Town’ event at Farmleigh House.”
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“Tralee was one of four Large Urban Centres shortlisted and we were one of only 14 teams from the island of Ireland at the event today. It was a great occasion and a great acknowledgement of the work going on to make Tralee a better place to work in, live in and visit by the Kerry County Council Tralee MD, Friends of Able CE Scheme, Team Bramble, Tralee Chamber, our schools, businesses, MTU, our local media, the County Museum and our own great volunteers.”
“We will now continue our work toward improving our performance in the main Supervalu Tidy Towns competition, with adjudicators currently out assessing each town and village in the 26 counties and we invite anyone who would like help in Tralee’s effort to join us any Wednesday night from 7-8pm at Garvey’s Supervalu Car Park Tralee or Sunday mornings at 9am meeting at Lidl Car Park on the Castlemaine Road,” said Brendan.
The Department of Rural and Community Development and the Northern Ireland Amenity Council initiated the Ireland’s Best Kept Towns competition in 1995 to help raise the profile of both the SuperValu TidyTowns and Northern Ireland’s “Best Kept” competitions, and therefore help to improve the standard of towns and villages across the island of Ireland
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