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Ukrainian refugees crucial to Carrick's TidyTowns victory

Oct 24, 2025 17:39
By Eoghan Murphy
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Ukrainian refugees crucial to Carrick's TidyTowns victory

The Leitrim town won the overall award in the SuperValu competition - as well as the small town category.

Ukrainian refugees played a major role in Carrick-on-Shannon's success in the TidyTowns - with half of the group from the war-town country.

The Leitrim town won the overall award in the SuperValu competition - as well as the small town category.

The competition has been running since 1958 and the awards ceremony was held in Croke Park today.

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Carrick Tidy Towns Chairperson, John Gaffey has been reacting to the town's success, speaking to Ronan Flanagan.

 

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