24/09/2018
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South Dublin County Council congratulates local Tidy Town Committees
Lucan Tidy Towns Committee wins Bronze two years in a row
South Dublin County Council would like to congratulate all our dedicated Tidy-Town Committees throughout the County on achieving great results in the 60th SuperValu National Tidy Towns competition announced at the Helix in Dublin today, Monday 24th September 2018.
The Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Cllr. Mark Ward said “I would like to congratulate all Tidy Groups in South Dublin County Council who again increased their scores in the 60th National Tidy Towns Competition. I would also like to acknowledge the huge effort and commitment by all the volunteers in our County involved in their local Tidy Towns. Thank you to you all for your fantastic contribution. A special congratulations to Lucan, who achieved a bronze medal for the second year running, I am delighted with their hard work and commitment which has paid off and is recognised in this competition”
Kevin O’Loughlin from Lucan Tidy Towns Committee (Winners of a Bronze Medal – 2nd year in a row) added “Lucan Tidy Towns has been "on the go" for well over 20 years. Over the years the Tidy Towns competition has evolved from being about removing litter and planting flowers and shrubs to looking after architectural heritage, conservation and waste reduction, among other things. Planning ahead and involving schools, organisations and businesses and of course South Dublin County Council are now vital to make a difference. We are delighted to achieve another bronze medal, with an increase in our score of 7’ – it makes the hard work even more worth the effort. It can be difficult sometimes to get motivated when we are faced with the work we have to do to get in our entry form and put on a good show for the Tidy Towns adjudicators. But when we're out on a Saturday working with our friends we get a great buzz when we've made even a small improvement in our village. So we feel it is well worth it!’
Gabriel Curtis from Woodstown Village Tidy Towns said “We are all delighted Woodstown Village Knocklyon has increased its points for the 5th year in a row receiving an extra 12 points.
The most incredible thing people need to keep in mind here is that Woodstown is just a small housing estate in Knocklyon’. It is unbelievable we do so well in the Tidy Towns and everyone who helps out in any way should feel a lot of pride about that, it's an outstanding achievement we done to all our volunteers who helped out this year especially our Junior Committee who have worked their socks off as usual.”
This year South Dublin County Council are again proud to have worked in partnership with Lucan, Clondalkin, Newcastle, Woodstown Village, Templeogue, Palmerstown, Brittas and Ballyboden Committees who work tirelessly to improve their environments, and take pride in their communities.
South Dublin County Council are committed to working in partnership with all our existing committees, and are delighted to announce that we have two new committees based in Rathcoole and Rathfarnham who are preparing to enter Tidy Towns 2019.
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If you would like to find out more information on Tidy Towns, please contact Niamh Carton, Community Services Department 086 606 3682.
For more information, contact South Dublin County Council Communications Unit, South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24 at communications@sdublincoco.ie
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About South Dublin County Council
South Dublin County is one of four local authority areas in the Dublin region.
South Dublin County Council provides and funds a broad range of services including housing, roads, walking and cycling routes, parks and playgrounds, libraries, sports facilities, litter control, arts centres, enterprise units, fire services, community infrastructure and financial supports. It also serves as a platform for local democracy with 40 councillors spread across six electoral areas.
Bounded by the River Liffey to the North and the Dublin Mountains to the South, the County lies 16 kilometres south west of Dublin city centre and has an administrative footprint of 223sq. kilometres. The County has nine main villages Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Rathfarnham, Tallaght, Templeogue, Saggart, Rathcoole and Newcastle and is bounded by adjoining counties of Wicklow, Kildare, Dublin City, Fingal and Dún Laoghaire.
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