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Kildare Sparkles In Tidy Towns Competition With 11 Gold Medals Awarded

Friday, 24 October 2025 at 16:53

By Martin Osborne - Head Of News

There were 11 gold medal winners in Kildare, while Broadford got silver.

Over 900 communities took part in this year’s SuperValu Tidy Towns competition, with Carrick-on-Shannon in County Leitrim taking the top prize today.

They’ll hold the honour for the next year, taking over from 2024’s winners of Ballincollig in County Cork.

There were over 30 thousand volunteers involved in committees across the country this year.

There were 11 gold medal winners in Kildare, while Broadford got silver. 

Naas emerged as the top-performing area in Kildare, achieving a score of 398.

Close behind was Kill, securing second place with a score of 397, while Straffan followed in third with 396.

Gold Winners

  • Ballymore Eustace

  • Celbridge

  • Clane

  • Kilcullen

  • Kill

  • Leixlip

  • Maynooth

  • Naas

  • Newbridge

  • Rathangan

  • Straffan

 

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