Conor Nelligan – Heritage Officer / ‘Ireland 2016’ County Coordinator has shared the following very interesting information re Medal Winners in Cork County at the recent National Tidy Towns Competition. (S.R.)
The results for the National Tidy Towns Competition have been recently announced and are available to view on the Tidy Towns website by clicking here. The overall winner for 2016 was Skerries in Dublin with a score of 327 but it is clearly visible that the towns and villages of County Cork are getting closer and closer to the mark, with the County this year having picked up 19 medals:
| Location | Score | Award |
| Midleton | 299 | Bronze |
| Bandon | 302 | Bronze |
| Carrigaline | 306 | Silver |
| Millstreet | 308 | Bronze |
| Skibbereen | 308 | Bronze |
| Youghal | 311 | Silver |
| Castletownroche | 313 | Bronze |
| Macroom | 313 | Silver |
| Timoleague | 315 | Bronze |
| Ballydehob | 316 | Bronze |
| Bantry | 316 | Silver |
| Cobh | 317 | Gold |
| Lislevane | 318 | Silver |
| Kinsale | 319 | Gold |
| Eyeries | 319 | Silver |
| Ballincollig | 321 | Gold |
| Rathbarry | 322 | Gold |
| Coolagown | 323 | Gold |
| Rosscarbery | 323 | Gold |
| Clonakilty | 324 | Gold |
Numerous other locations in Cork, including some of the above also won other Tidy Town Associated Awards, for example, the Pollinator Award went to Kildorrery, the Islands Award went to Bere Island and, Coolagown, Cobh, Carrigaline and Kinsale also picked up other awards.
The Tidy Towns competition values the efforts made by communities in priding their locality, and heritage is increasingly becoming a very important aspect of this. Congratulations to all of the towns and villages in County Cork.
