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ENNIS came within a whisker of recapturing the glory of 2005 last night with a stunning performance at the 2008 Tidy Towns Awards. With 300 points from a possible 400, the county capital came within just three points of overall win- ners Westport, with the Mayo town claiming the title for the third time in less than a decade.
There was a number of huge con- solations for the Ennis Tidy Towns committee however, with the town
winning the the awards for Ireland’s Tidiest Large Urban Centre as well as claiming the National Le Gaeilge Award. Ennis last won the award for Tidiest Large Urban Centre in 2005, when they also won the overall na- tional award.
Indeed, there was good news all around the county last night with Lissycasey topping the poll for the Best New Entry and both Ennis and Kilrush winning gold medals.
In addition to this Ballynacally won a Silver medal while Kilkee and Mountshannon both took home
bronze medals.
Regional accolades were awarded to Ennis for Best Presented Bring Bank, Labasheeda Community Pride for the Notice Nature project, the Ennis Tidy Towns Committee for their Map of Recycling Loca- tions and the Holy Family Senior National School in Ennis for the Mid-West School Award.
In the county awards, Ennis took first place overall, followed by Kil- rush and Ballynacally, while Kul- laloe won the Endeavour Award for Orcs