Limerick Tidy Towns groups are made up of committed and civic minded volunteers who take on a range of sustainable and environmental planning and actions with and on behalf of their area. Limerick City and County Council appreciates this volunteer work and supports the Tidy Towns groups with their work and in the National Tidy Towns Competition in the following ways.
Limerick City and County Council supports Tidy Towns groups in the following ways:
- Annual Tidy Towns Seminar
- Environmental Workshops
- Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling Advice and Initiatives
- Litter prevention Advice and Initiatives
- Landscaping Advice
- Biodiversity Advice
- Campaigns, Grants and Competitions including:
- Limerick Going for Gold
- Community Environment Action Fund (previously Local Agenda 21 Environment Partnership Fund)
- Community Enhancement Programme
- Maintenance of Open Spaces in Housing Developments Grants
Limerick City and County Council Tidy Towns Webinars
Downloads of the presentations from the webinars are available to download below for community groups, organisations and individuals; top tips on how to succeed in the competition.
Presentation from Invasive Alien Species for Communities
Presentations from 2025 Tidy Towns Seminar
- Dr Christy Boylan Tidy Towns Adjudicator and Horticulturist - An illustrated understanding of the Tidy Towns Competition Categories”
- Sinead Mc Donnell Biodiversity Officer - Faith Community Project, Hare`s Corner and General re-wilding/no mow
- Dr Darren Barry Community Climate Action Officer- Community Climate Action Fund
- Colum Walsh Local Authority Waters Programme “Vibrant Communities”
- Helen Kenneally Environmental Awareness Officer “Partnerships and Possibilities”
Presentations from 2024 Tidy Towns Seminar celebrating World Wetland’s Day
- Importance of Wetlands - Nuala Madigan
- Nature Based Solutions - Benefitting Wildlife & Humans - Dr Fran Igoe
- Wetland Birds and Wintering Wildfowl in Limerick - Tom Tarpey
Presentations from 2022 Tidy Towns Seminar
Tidy Towns Webinar Series 2021
- The Beauty of Trees - National Tree Week
- 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Tidy Towns – 2021 Application Presentation
- Ideas for Tidy Towns
- Sustainability: Doing More with Less
- Pollinator Friendly Planting Presentation
Presentations from 2018 Tidy Towns Seminar
- TLC4 / Going for Gold & Tidy Towns
- Urban Village Renewal
- Climate Ambassador - Assisting Businesses to Adopt Environmental Best Practice
- Conscious Cup Campaign
Presentations from previous years
- Limerick City and County Council Annual Tidy Towns Seminar Presentation 2016
- Dr. Liam Lysaght - National Biodiversity Centre
- Supports Available for Groups - Limerick City and County Council Annual Tidy Towns Seminar 2016
Supporting Documents