Naas, Co Kildare crowned 'Ireland's Best Kept Town 2025'

Naas, Co Kildare has been crowned 'Ireland's Best Kept Town 2025.'

Ireland’s Best Kept Town is an all-island competition in which some of the best towns in the SuperValu TidyTowns competition compete against their counterparts in Northern Ireland’s Best Kept competition.

This year - Ireland’s Best Kept Towns also celebrates the 30th anniversary of the presitgious competition.

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The results of the 2025 competition were announced today (June 17 2025) at an awards ceremony in Farmleigh House.

Naas, County Kildare is the overall winner of Ireland’s Best Kept Town competition, 2025.

Naas also won the Best Kept Large Urban Centre category; Buncrana, County Donegal won the Best Kept Large Town category; Donaghmore, County Tyrone won the Best Kept Village category; and Royal Hillsborough, County Down won the Best Kept Small Town category.

The Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary, congratulated the winners of 2025 Competition.

Minister Calleary said: “I want to pay tribute to all the winners today in the Ireland’s Best Kept Town competition, and Naas, Co Kildare for winning the overall title along with the title of Best Kept Large Urban Centre and Buncrana, Co Donegal, the winners of the Best Kept Large Town category.

“I also want to congratulate Donaghmore, Co Tyrone the winner of Ireland’s Best Kept Village category and Royal Hillsborough, Co Down the winner of Ireland’s Best Kept Small Town category.”

The Minister continued: “Now in its 30th year, Ireland’s Best Kept Town Competition recognises the great pride people have in their own communities, both in Ireland and Northern Ireland. 

“Investment in our communities through this wonderful competition reaps long-term rewards for all, as showcased by the winning groups here today. It is testament to how local volunteers take ownership of their local area and work to improve them, for now and into the future.

“Being nominated for these awards is an achievement in itself. It is a recognition of the efforts made by volunteers and local communities in the SuperValu TidyTowns competition and the Best Kept competition in Northern Ireland.” 

Doreen Muskett, MBE, Chairperson of the Northern Ireland Amenity Council, the body that organises the Best Kept Awards, said: “These competitions continue to demonstrate the great pride that people have in their communities, North and South, and the hard work that is carried out by volunteers. Well done, your communities are richer for your efforts and hard work.

“My sincere congratulations to all of this year’s awards recipients in this the 30th year of the competition, it comes as no surprise to me that Donaghmore and Royal Hillsborough have been recognised amongst Ireland’s most beautiful spots.”