The winners of the Bank of Ireland National Enterprise Town Awards for 2018 were announced at a gala ceremony in the Lyrath Hotel, Kilkenny on November 28.
The overall winner of the Bank of Ireland National Enterprise Town Awards for 2018 is Letterkenny in Co. Donegal.
The Bank of Ireland National Enterprise Town Awards recognises and rewards towns and villages where businesses communities come together to showcase the spirit of enterprise in their local area. The overall winner will receive a cash prize of €20,000.
The ‘Rising Star’ award
For 2018 there was also a new ‘Rising Star’ category with one prize of €20,000 awarded to the winner – Kells in Co. Meath – for the work the town did with its old printing works. Read more here.
A full list of the 2018 winners is below. Congratulations to all the towns and villages involved.
The city award winners
Overall winner – Galway city
Runner-up – the Liberties in Dublin
The town initiatives of the year
Myshall, Carlow for its ‘Turas Columbanus’
South Regeneration Limerick and the Tait House Community Enterprise for its community garden
Arklow, Co Wicklow for its ‘Town of Gardens’
Clonakilty, Cork for its ‘Friends of Asylum Seekers’ initiative
Mountmellick, Laois for the Mountmellick community arts centre
Thurles, Tipperary for the ‘Cabra Wetlands’ project
The national category winners (who each receive a trophy and a €10,000 prize)
Dunleer, Co. Louth
Kinsale, Co. Cork
Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
The regional winners (who each receive a trophy and €3,000 prize)
Mulhuddart, Co. Dublin
Sandyford, Co. Dublin
Tallaght, Co. Dublin
Cashel, Co. Tipperary
Kinsale, Co. Cork
Ennis, Co. Clare
Dunleer, Co. Louth
Kildare town
Kilkenny
Claremorris, Co. Mayo
Monaghan Town
Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
The regional runners-up (who each receive a framed cert and a €2,000 cash prize)
Howth, Co. Dublin
Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford
Shannon, Co. Clare
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Kells, Co. Meath
Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Donegal Town
Westport, Co. Mayo
Sligo town
The regional second runners-up (who each receive a cert plus a €1,000 cash prize)
Sligo
Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Bree, Co. Wexford
Bray, Co. Wicklow
Clones, Co. Monaghan
