There will be celebrations in Carrigart tonight after it was officially crowned Ireland\u2019s Best Kept Village.<\/p>\n
The north Donegal hamlet beat off stiff competition to lift the gong when the winners of the all-island \u2018Ireland\u2019s Best Kept Town Competition\u2019 were announced in Belfast today.<\/p>\n
Last October, Carrigart was also declared Ireland\u2019s Tidiest Gaeltacht Town.<\/p>\n
Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary, today congratulated the winners.<\/p>\n
Ireland\u2019s Best Kept Town is an all-island competition in which some of the best villages and towns participating in the SuperValu TidyTowns competition compete against their counterparts in Northern Ireland\u2019s Best Kept competition.<\/p>\n
Antrim was named overall winner of Ireland\u2019s Best Kept Town in 2026.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the Awards ceremony, Minister Calleary said: \u201cI wish to express my heartfelt congratulations to all of the winners and nominees in the all-island Ireland\u2019s Best Kept Town competition. Well done to\u00a0 Carraig Airt , the winners of Ireland\u2019s Best Kept Village, and Trim for winning the title of Ireland\u2019s Best Kept Large Town.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would also like to congratulate Antrim, Ireland’s Best Kept Town for 2026 as well as being named Ireland’s Best Kept Large Urban Centre. Groomsport also deserves a special mention as the 2026 winner of Ireland\u2019s Best Kept Small Town.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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