By Dan Walsh
Building on its strong record in the national SuperValu Tidy Towns competition, Blackwater is County Wexford’s tidiest entry and one of six in the county to win a Gold Medal. Beautiful Blackwater is synonymous with Tidy Towns’ success.
Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht Dara Calleary TD made the announcement to over 600 Tidy Towns volunteers who attended the SuperValu Tidy Towns awards ceremony at the Hogan Suite, Croke Park in Dublin today.
Blackwater (405 marks), Wexford (404), Enniscorthy (403), Bree (402), Duncormick (401) were the top five.
Gold Medals for Blackwater, Wexford, Enniscorthy, Rosslare Harbour/Kilrane, New Ross and Gorey.
Silver Medals for Bree, Duncormick, Kilanerin, Rosslare Strand. There was a Bronze Medal for Ferns and Campile secured an Endeavour Award.
Adjudicators comments have not been available at the time of going to press, however, a dozen medal winners will be celebrating over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Full results for Co. WEXFORD;
CATEGORY A; Duncormick 401 (Silver Medal), Foulksmills 391, Ballyduff 387, Ballyfad 262.
CATEGORY B; Blackwater 405 (County First and Gold Medal). Bree 402 (Silver Medal), Kilanerin 398 (Silver Medal), Kilmuckridge 386, Ballycanew 362, Killanne 356, Hollyfort 354, Ballymurn 350, Coolgreany 345, Campile 342, (Endeavour Award), Askamore 340, Carrig-on-Bannow 339, Bridgetown 329, Oylegate 322, Ballycullane 322, Courtown Harbour 291, Ballindaggin 276, Ramsgrane 265.
CATEGORY C; Rosslare Harbour/Kilrane 398 (Gold Medal), Rosslare Strand 397 (Silver Medal), Ferns 389 (Brone Medal), Bunclody 332.
CATEGORY E; New Ross 399 (Gold Medal).
CATEGORY F; Enniscorthy 403 (County Third and Gold Medal), Gorey 397 (Gold Medal).
CATEGORY G; Wexford 404 (County Second and Gold Medal).
