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Wednesday, 6th November, 2024. Vol. 17, Issue 45 • 9A, Crowe Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth Tel: 042 932 0888 | Email: editorial@dundalkleader.com; advertising@dundalkleader.com
Worth their weight in GOLD! Local Tidy Towns volunteers celebrate as county celebrate seven medals By Paul Byrne TIDY Towns volunteers from across Louth celebrated an impressive haul of awards – including four gold medals – at the SuperValu Tidy Towns Awards ceremony, held in Croke Park on Friday afternoon. Blackrock were the big winners of the day picking up a Gold Medal while also being named the ‘Tidiest Small Town in Ireland’. The town scored an excellent 385 points with the adjudicator impressed with the many fine developments that have made the village a fine place in which to live and visit. ”It is always a pleasure to visit Blackrock whether for business or pleasure and this year’s adjudication visit was no exception. Thank you for Blackrock’s continued participation since 1993 in the SuperValu National Tidy Towns Competition, it has presented a wonderful opportunity to witness the many fine developments that have made the village a fine place in which to live and visit; achievements to date are exemplary.” Blackrock were one of four gold medal winners from Louth with Dundalk, Drogheda and Dromiskin also picking up Gold. This was Dromiskin’s first ever gold medal and a testament to all the hard work that has been put in locally throughout the year by volunteers. The report for the village described it as ‘a beautiful village with a multi-faceted heritage which is effectively presented to the local and wider communities in creative and informative ways!’ Continued on Page 2
The Blackrock Tidy Towns Committee accept the award for ‘Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town’ at the 2024 SuperValu Tidy Town Awards which were held in Croke Park last Friday.