Broughshane named Ireland’s Best Kept Town 2016

Co Antrim town also won the Best Kept Small Town category in this year’s competition

Broughshane, Co Antrim, is the overall winner of this year’s Ireland’s Best Kept Town competition. File photograph: Albert Bridge
Broughshane, Co Antrim, is the overall winner of this year’s Ireland’s Best Kept Town competition. File photograph: Albert Bridge

Broughshane, Co Antrim, is the overall winner of this year's Ireland's Best Kept Town competition.

The results were announced on Tuesday at an awards ceremony in Riddel Hall, Belfast.

Broughshane also won the Best Kept Small Town category.

Terryglass, Co Tipperary, won the Best Kept Village category, Armagh town won the Best Kept Large Town category and Ballincollig, Co Cork, won Best Kept Large Urban Centre.

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Tribute

Minister of State for Regional Economic Development Michael Ring paid tribute to each of the category winners and to the other towns that had been nominated for the awards.

Mr Ring said being nominated for the awards represents an achievement in itself.