Macroom Tidy Towns officers thanked members for all their hard work and highlighted their many fine achievements over the past year at the association’s AGM on Tuesday evening. The meeting was led by ...

Kildare County Council should buy a historic disused property close to the main street in Naas - and if necessary hand it ...

Cardigan's litter-picking mayor has thrown down the gauntlet to anyone wishing to help keep their town clean and tidy. Olwen Davies told colleagues at Tuesday night’s meeting that the amount of dog ...

A new initiative has been launched that will allow Tipperary County Council to provide insurance cover for local Tidy Towns groups, through a partnership ... to offer insurance coverage to Tidy Town ...

LETTERKENNY Chamber and Letterkenny Tidy Towns are joining forces for a special tree-planting initiative later this month. In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the town’s Chamber of Commerce, the ...

Over 20,000 people volunteer nationally with their local Tidy Towns group, but insuring volunteers is a cost burden on the approximately 1,000 tidy towns groups around the country. That is why, Cllr ...

BALLYBUNION Condolences We extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Patrick G. (Paddy) Reid, Ballybunion, and to John P. Barry and family on the passing of his mother, Margaret (née Flaherty) of ...

In May last year, Fujikawaguchiko, a small town at the base of Mount Fuji, had to erect a large black net to block the view of a popular photo spot at a convenience store. The store, which is set ...

Savored Journeys compiled a list of "20 Charming Small Towns in the U.S. That Feel Like a Storybook." So which New Jersey town made this coveted list? "Renowned for its Victorian architecture and ...

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Nowadays, her canonization is celebrated with a perpetual flame at her shrine in Co Kildare. One folk tradition that continues in some homes on St. Brigid's Day (or Imbolc) is that of the Brigid's ...

Phil Murphy signed a law spelling out towns' affordable housing obligations for the next decade. See a full list of what the state says each town must allow to be built at the bottom of this story.