2013 AWARD WINNERS! Thank you to all who took part.
2013 awards winners and cups
Best Estate: Cluain Lorcan (Coogan Family Shield ) Cluain Lorcain pipped previous winners Oakridge, Tully and Kilnacloy with their immaculate presentation and superb community spirit, not to mention their fantastic Junior Tidy Towns group.
Best Estate Entrance: Tully (Coogan Family Shield 2) Tullys pristine entrance was an easy winner this year
Best Shop Front: A hotly contested category with many outstanding regular nominees, the judges thought the winner, House of Labels / Esprit was both stunning, innovative, unique and deserving of the Francie Coogan Perpetual Trophy.
Best Pub: An Poc Fada shaded it this time over The Squealing Pig and The Shambles Bar in Dublin Street. Jimmys Ltd made a welcome return to the nominees list.
Best Business Front: Mc Ardle Cassidy Mc Quaid, North Road, fought off the challenge of Barry Healy & Co. Hillside to take this category.
Best Hotel/Tourism: The judges couldnt pass the elegance and the floral display of the Westenra Arms Hotel, winners for several years in a row now.
Best B&B: Hilldene B&B, Canal Street, with its stunning array of flowers returned to the winners enclosure hotly pursued by Ashleigh House and The Meadows.
Best Restaurant or Take Away: Pizza DOr, Market Street made a return to glory this year.
Monaghans Prettiest Garden: Mr. Myers colourful and pristine garden on the Clones Road claimed the George Wright Perpetual Cup for the second year running with newcomer Anthony Gaffney taking a highly commended certificate.
Best Floral Display: Mc Cleary’s Shop, North Road took this category for the first time
Best Public Building was the Market House, beautifully presented with a fantastic floral display
Window Display: Utopia Boutique, Glaslough Street won this competitive category for their unique and innovative displays
Service Stations: Sams Bridge, Drumlusk, Mace retained the Hildene Cup but this category is getting very close.
The new Tidy Alley Award went to Sew and Sews for their lovely floral display and tidy presentation.
Three premises were given the Hall of Fame Award for their consistency and attention to detail, year in, year out. These were Wards Pharmacy, Albany Modern Décor and The Squealing Pig Bar and Restaurant.
The Best Newcomers Awards went to House of Gold, Dawson Street which has gained many admirers already, Maria Connolly Solicitors, North Road which impressed with a new paint job and floral display which makes the best of this impressive building, the Wool Shop on Market Street with its innovative window display and the National Learning Network for their work with litter.
This years Tidy Towns Community Heroes who were presented with a Community Heroes trophy and certificate were
1. Rehab for their continued work on litter in the Mall Road / Canal Walk area
2. Ann Summers for her superb organisation of Killygoan Junior Tidy Towns
3. Sinead Murphy and Louise Meehan and Coolshannagh Walk Junior Tidy Towns
4. Alice Creagh and Killygoan JTT
5. The Allotment Society for their success in bringing the Allotments to Monaghan
6. Solas for their community garden and the attention to detail with their state of the art five star insect hotel.
7. Gerry Murdock, the ultimate Litter Vigilante!
8. Elaine Golding, the ultimate organiser and leader of Cluain Lorcain Junior Tidy Towns.
Town Cathaoirleach Paul Mc Geown brought the proceedings to a close by thanking all present for their contributions and wishing the committee well for 2014.
Best Estate: Cluain Lorcan (Coogan Family Shield ) Cluain Lorcain pipped previous winners Oakridge, Tully and Kilnacloy with their immaculate presentation and superb community spirit, not to mention their fantastic Junior Tidy Towns group.
Best Estate Entrance: Tully (Coogan Family Shield 2) Tullys pristine entrance was an easy winner this year
Best Shop Front: A hotly contested category with many outstanding regular nominees, the judges thought the winner, House of Labels / Esprit was both stunning, innovative, unique and deserving of the Francie Coogan Perpetual Trophy.
Best Pub: An Poc Fada shaded it this time over The Squealing Pig and The Shambles Bar in Dublin Street. Jimmys Ltd made a welcome return to the nominees list.
Best Business Front: Mc Ardle Cassidy Mc Quaid, North Road, fought off the challenge of Barry Healy & Co. Hillside to take this category.
Best Hotel/Tourism: The judges couldnt pass the elegance and the floral display of the Westenra Arms Hotel, winners for several years in a row now.
Best B&B: Hilldene B&B, Canal Street, with its stunning array of flowers returned to the winners enclosure hotly pursued by Ashleigh House and The Meadows.
Best Restaurant or Take Away: Pizza DOr, Market Street made a return to glory this year.
Monaghans Prettiest Garden: Mr. Myers colourful and pristine garden on the Clones Road claimed the George Wright Perpetual Cup for the second year running with newcomer Anthony Gaffney taking a highly commended certificate.
Best Floral Display: Mc Cleary’s Shop, North Road took this category for the first time
Best Public Building was the Market House, beautifully presented with a fantastic floral display
Window Display: Utopia Boutique, Glaslough Street won this competitive category for their unique and innovative displays
Service Stations: Sams Bridge, Drumlusk, Mace retained the Hildene Cup but this category is getting very close.
The new Tidy Alley Award went to Sew and Sews for their lovely floral display and tidy presentation.
Three premises were given the Hall of Fame Award for their consistency and attention to detail, year in, year out. These were Wards Pharmacy, Albany Modern Décor and The Squealing Pig Bar and Restaurant.
The Best Newcomers Awards went to House of Gold, Dawson Street which has gained many admirers already, Maria Connolly Solicitors, North Road which impressed with a new paint job and floral display which makes the best of this impressive building, the Wool Shop on Market Street with its innovative window display and the National Learning Network for their work with litter.
This years Tidy Towns Community Heroes who were presented with a Community Heroes trophy and certificate were
1. Rehab for their continued work on litter in the Mall Road / Canal Walk area
2. Ann Summers for her superb organisation of Killygoan Junior Tidy Towns
3. Sinead Murphy and Louise Meehan and Coolshannagh Walk Junior Tidy Towns
4. Alice Creagh and Killygoan JTT
5. The Allotment Society for their success in bringing the Allotments to Monaghan
6. Solas for their community garden and the attention to detail with their state of the art five star insect hotel.
7. Gerry Murdock, the ultimate Litter Vigilante!
8. Elaine Golding, the ultimate organiser and leader of Cluain Lorcain Junior Tidy Towns.
Town Cathaoirleach Paul Mc Geown brought the proceedings to a close by thanking all present for their contributions and wishing the committee well for 2014.
2013 Tidy Towns Annual Awards Nominees Announced
Monaghan Tidy Towns Annual Awards now in their eighth year, have seen another increase in nominees this year.
Monaghan Tidy Towns Committee secretary, Emer Brennan said that the number of gardens nominated had increased in 2013 after a downturn in 2012 which reflected the unfriendly weather experienced that summer and the number of nominees in all other categories had also increased on previous years.
“We will also be continuing our practice of recognising those who make a special effort in volunteering to help out the Tidy Towns cause in Monaghan. There will be awards for Community Endeavour including Environmentalist of the Year, Tidy Towns Community Heroes and Litter Vigilantes. Nominations for best garden are still coming in and will be announced shortly.”
The 2013 awards nominees so far are
Best Estate:
St Patricks Tce/Belgium Sq/Pk (Kilnacloy Residents Association)
Drumbear Wood
Mullaghdun
Woodlands
Tully
Oakridge/Beechgrove
Pound Hill/Killygoan area
Manor Wood
Glencove Manor
The Corran
Mullaghmatt
Cluain Ard
Cluain Lorcan
Best Estate Entrance:
The Corran
Tully
Belgium Park
Drumbear Wood
Best Shop Front:
House of Gold, Dawson St
Albany Modern Décor, Market Street
Wards Pharmacy, Market St
Hughes Florists, Dublin St
JP Flowers, Market St
Esprit, The Diamond
Suzanne Michaels, Dublin St
Wineways, Glaslough St
Star Lighting, Glaslough St
Magills, The Diamond
Best Pub:
The Squealing Pig, The Diamond
The Shambles, Dublin St
An Poc Fada, North Rd
Teach Aindi, Market St
Terry’s Bar, Market St
Tir na nOg , Park St
Jimmy’s Ltd, Mill St
Best Business Front:
M. Connolly Solicitors, North Road
Mc Ardle Cassidy Mc Quaid, North Rd
Barry Healy & Co. Hillside
Flemings Department Store, Church Sq
Mc Guirk’s Fuels, Old Cross Square
Zanni, Mall Rd
Rushes Hair Salon, Dublin St
Richie’s Barbers, Dublin St
Hanrahan Travel
Heatons
Best Hotel/Tourism:
Westenra Hotel,
Four Seasons Hotel
Hillgrove Hotel
Best B&B
The Meadows B&B, Latlurcan
Ashleigh House, Dublin St.
Hilldene B&B, Canal St.
Brosna House Latlurcan
Melrose House, Killygoan
Best Restaurant or Take Away
Dinkins, Church Square
Teach Aindi, Market St
Pizza D’Or, Market St
Little Neroni, Glaslough St
The Plaza
Pinky and Perky’s
Best Floral Display
Sponsored by Francie Coogan, New Terrace, (CUP)
Ashleigh House, Dublin St.
The Shambles, Dublin St.
Town Hall, Dublin St.
Sew and Sews, Dublin St
Teach Aindi, Market St.
Mc Cleary’s, North Road.
Public Buildings
The Market House
The County Museum
The Town Hall
Motor Tax Office
Window Display
Star Lighting
Albany Modern Décor
Shuzella, Glaslough St
Utopia, Glaslough St
Service Stations
Topaz, N2
Sams Bridge, Drumlusk, Mace
Bogues, Dublin Rd.
Monaghan Tidy Towns Committee secretary, Emer Brennan said that the number of gardens nominated had increased in 2013 after a downturn in 2012 which reflected the unfriendly weather experienced that summer and the number of nominees in all other categories had also increased on previous years.
“We will also be continuing our practice of recognising those who make a special effort in volunteering to help out the Tidy Towns cause in Monaghan. There will be awards for Community Endeavour including Environmentalist of the Year, Tidy Towns Community Heroes and Litter Vigilantes. Nominations for best garden are still coming in and will be announced shortly.”
The 2013 awards nominees so far are
Best Estate:
St Patricks Tce/Belgium Sq/Pk (Kilnacloy Residents Association)
Drumbear Wood
Mullaghdun
Woodlands
Tully
Oakridge/Beechgrove
Pound Hill/Killygoan area
Manor Wood
Glencove Manor
The Corran
Mullaghmatt
Cluain Ard
Cluain Lorcan
Best Estate Entrance:
The Corran
Tully
Belgium Park
Drumbear Wood
Best Shop Front:
House of Gold, Dawson St
Albany Modern Décor, Market Street
Wards Pharmacy, Market St
Hughes Florists, Dublin St
JP Flowers, Market St
Esprit, The Diamond
Suzanne Michaels, Dublin St
Wineways, Glaslough St
Star Lighting, Glaslough St
Magills, The Diamond
Best Pub:
The Squealing Pig, The Diamond
The Shambles, Dublin St
An Poc Fada, North Rd
Teach Aindi, Market St
Terry’s Bar, Market St
Tir na nOg , Park St
Jimmy’s Ltd, Mill St
Best Business Front:
M. Connolly Solicitors, North Road
Mc Ardle Cassidy Mc Quaid, North Rd
Barry Healy & Co. Hillside
Flemings Department Store, Church Sq
Mc Guirk’s Fuels, Old Cross Square
Zanni, Mall Rd
Rushes Hair Salon, Dublin St
Richie’s Barbers, Dublin St
Hanrahan Travel
Heatons
Best Hotel/Tourism:
Westenra Hotel,
Four Seasons Hotel
Hillgrove Hotel
Best B&B
The Meadows B&B, Latlurcan
Ashleigh House, Dublin St.
Hilldene B&B, Canal St.
Brosna House Latlurcan
Melrose House, Killygoan
Best Restaurant or Take Away
Dinkins, Church Square
Teach Aindi, Market St
Pizza D’Or, Market St
Little Neroni, Glaslough St
The Plaza
Pinky and Perky’s
Best Floral Display
Sponsored by Francie Coogan, New Terrace, (CUP)
Ashleigh House, Dublin St.
The Shambles, Dublin St.
Town Hall, Dublin St.
Sew and Sews, Dublin St
Teach Aindi, Market St.
Mc Cleary’s, North Road.
Public Buildings
The Market House
The County Museum
The Town Hall
Motor Tax Office
Window Display
Star Lighting
Albany Modern Décor
Shuzella, Glaslough St
Utopia, Glaslough St
Service Stations
Topaz, N2
Sams Bridge, Drumlusk, Mace
Bogues, Dublin Rd.