Project Description

Tidy Towns is a well-established competition in which towns and villages around Ireland are judged on the following criteria:

• Community Involvement & Planning

• Built Environment and Streetscape

• Landscaping and Open Spaces

• Wildlife, Habitats and Natural Amenities

• Sustainable Waste and Resource Management

• Tidiness and Litter Control

• Residential Streets & Housing Areas

• Approach Roads, Streets & Lanes

Carrigaholt Tidy Towns has been achieving consistently good and improving rankings over the years. It is now envisaged that a closer cooperation between Carrigaholt Tidy Towns and CDA to work together towards the Carrigaholt Rejuvenation Vision (Project 52) will present the opportunity to further increase rankings.

In the past Carrigaholt Tidy Towns has been taken on the improvement of the overall appearance of the village, e.g. flower displays at access roads, and has been vital in keeping the green area beside the pier in a presentable condition (see Project 57). Current plans for 2023 include to improve wheelchair accessibility of the picnic area and further improve the visual appearance of the village.

Project Justification & Objectives

The volunteer work carried out by Tidy Towns members has been and still is vital in the upkeep if Ireland’s towns and villages. Carrigaholt is no exception. The visual appearance and accessibility of the village plays a huge role in how the place is being perceived, experienced, and remembered by visitors, the work of Tidy Towns Carrigaholt therefore plays a vital role in local tourism. In addition, a well-kept and tended-to village contributes to the pride of place, general well-being and can attract new residents.

Potential Project Stakeholders*

• CDA

• Carrigaholt community

• Loop Head Tourism

• Tidy Towns Initiative / Failte Ireland

*Potential Project Stakeholders means all stakeholders have not necessarily yet been contacted to help co-design the project, but are mentioned here as they would be a desirable project partner. We may have forgotten some - please let us know!