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A Historic Day for Carrick on Shannon!

Carrick-on-Shannon Crowned Ireland’s Tidiest Town 2025

Carrick-on-Shannon has made history! On October 24th, 2025, our town was officially named Ireland’s Tidiest Town at the prestigious SuperValu Tidy Towns Competition. To top it off, we also received the award for Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town — a remarkable double achievement that reflects decades of dedication and community pride.

A Community Effort 40 Years in the Making

This achievement is the culmination of over 40 years of hard work by volunteers, residents, and local organisations committed to keeping our town clean, vibrant, and welcoming. From well-maintained streets and green spaces to innovative sustainability initiatives, Carrick-on-Shannon continues to set the standard for towns across Ireland.

A heartfelt thank you goes to the countless volunteers whose tireless efforts made this possible, and to everyone who helped organise the celebratory welcome event at such short notice. Your dedication and passion are the heart of this success.

Celebrating the Win

Carrick Chamber encourages all local businesses to join in celebrating this historic achievement. Show your pride by adding the “Ireland’s Tidiest Town 2025” message to your email signatures, websites, and printed materials. Every effort helps to promote our town and attract more visitors to experience its charm first-hand.

Minister Dara Calleary praised the town’s long-term commitment, saying:

“Having consistently entered the competition over the last 40 years, Carrick-on-Shannon’s achievement showcases all that is good about resilience, innovation, sustainability, community spirit, and volunteerism.”

Why This Matters

Winning Ireland’s Tidiest Town is more than just an accolade — it reflects the community spirit, environmental stewardship, and pride that makes Carrick-on-Shannon a special place to live, work, and visit.

As we celebrate, let’s continue to build on this momentum: support local initiatives, maintain our beautiful spaces, and invite others to experience everything our town has to offer.

Carrick-on-Shannon’s recognition is a proud moment for every resident and business in our town — a testament to what we can achieve when we work together.

Congratulations, Carrick-on-Shannon! Let’s celebrate our success and continue to shine as Ireland’s Tidiest Town 2025.

 

GoCar is in Carrick on Shannon

GoCar is Ireland’s largest car and van sharing service, with over 1000 vehicles available to book nationwide.

GoCar cars are available now in Carrick on Shannon in 2 locations in Lidl carpark and in Town Centre carpark. You can rent a GoCar for as little as an hour or as long as a fortnight!

You can book a GoCar from 5 minutes in advance to 6 weeks depending on availability. Once you have made your booking you arrive to your selected GoCar and hold your GoCard up to the windscreen, wait for the doors to open and then hop in! Enter your PIN into the console in the glove box and take the keys and go!

To find out more go to https://www.gocar.ie/

Have a pleasant journey!

Carrick on Shannon Chamber has announced the appointment of Finola Armstrong-McGuire.

Carrick on Shannon Chamber has announced the appointment of Finola Armstrong-McGuire as its new President following its meeting on 9th January 2024. Finola replaces the outgoing President Colm McGrath. Finola brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role. She has long standing roots in the town and community as a whole through her local Business, The Magnet – Baby, Children and Ladies Wear, as well as through her time as a Councillor. She will continue to support local businesses as well as promoting economic development in the region. Finola expressed her thanks to Colm for all his hard work and commitment during his time as President.
Chief Operations Officer Brendan Dee also outlined some of the Chambers planned activities for 2024, starting with a social night which is open to both members and all potential members. This will take place in Tipsy Tailors Bar on Friday, 2nd February, from 5:30pm to 7pm. This will be quickly followed by the St Patricks Day Parade (17th March) and an Easter event (31st March) before leading into the Summer events: Carrick Carnival (30th May to 03rd June) and Carrick Camino (31st August). As if that isn’t enough, further events will take place at Halloween and before Christmas in Carrick in 2024. Quite a year ahead and we look forward to seeing everyone at some, or all, of these events during 2024.
On the picture – Finola Armstrong-McGuire (The Magnet) is presented with the chain of office by outgoing President Colm McGrath (Brady Insurance). Also pictured is Brendan Dee, Chief Operations Officer of the Chamber.
Picture by Gerry Faughnan Photography,

Carrick-on-Shannon Joint Local Area Plan

Leitrim and Roscommon County Councils have commenced the preparation of the Joint Carrick-on-Shannon Local Area Plan 2024-2030.

The Plan will be the first joint Plan for the town and will have a strong focus on the development of both the Carrick-on-Shannon and Cortober areas of the town.

Local input is considered vital to the entire process.

You can make a submission and have your say by clicking the link and filling out the form: 

https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/286c6a40a8f546fb8e42f37cd58fa32f

Closing date for Submissions or Observations is 1st December 2023.

 

USAFE Life Buoy for Carrick on Shannon-Leitrim Observer News

On this week’s Leitrim Observer and Roscommon Herald – Well done to Carrick Chamber for funding the new USAFE Life Buoy. Pictured are Carrick On Shannon Chamber President Colm McGrath with Sharon Garland, Chairperson, Carrick on Shannon Rapid River Responders, and James Reihill from Smart Medical. Also pictured are Cllr. Finola Armstrong-McGuire, Cllr. Sean McGowan, Cllr. Enda Stenson, Cllr Paddy Farrell, Cllr. Tom Mulligan, with volunteers and committee members.
More info –
Carrick on Shannon Rapid River Responders are delighted to announce the arrival of our USAFE Life Buoy. This is a remote-controlled life buoy which means that people assist in a rescue without having to enter the water or put themselves at risk. It has a range of 750metres and can travel up to 15km per hour. The life buoy is designed to aid in rescue so you can get to the casualty quickly and keep them buoyant in the water until the rescue services arrive. The buoy can keep several casualties afloat at the same time and could possibly bring one or two people to the shore it can carry up to 200kg and travel around 5km per hour.
Carrick on Shannon Rapid River Responders would like to thank Carrick on Shannon Chamber of Commerce for funding this state-of-the-art piece of equipment which has huge potential to help save lives.
If you would like to know more about the USAFE life buoy or Carrick on Shannon Rapid River Responders, please find us on Facebook or email carrickrrr@outlook.com
Keep an eye on our Facebook page to see regular updates on demonstrations and upcoming training.
Picture by Gerry Faughnan

Carrick on Shannon Rapid River Responders team demonstrate the new River Rescue Robot

Carrick on Shannon Rapid River Responders have come to a possession of a river rescue robot. The purchase of this Rescue Robot was sponsored by the Carrick Chamber of Commerce.
This is a much needed equipment for Carrick on Shannon. The device can support up to 200 kilograms, and in emergencies, can tow two people back to shore or allow up to three people to stay afloat until rescue arrives. 
Demonstration of the rescue robot can be seen by clicking the link below:Rescue Robot
https://www.facebook.com/100089922051457/videos/845807900411961

Carrick on Shannon wins the Ireland’s Best Kept Town Overall Award and Ireland’s Best Kept Small Town Award

Congratulations and a big thank you to all the hardworking Tidy Towns volunteers for bringing these awards to Carrick on Shannon.

Thank you to all the individuals and businesses, who made a massive effort and helped reaching this goal. This is a great achievement and will further enhance the ever growing popularity of Carrick on Shannon.

Minister Humphreys congratulates winners in Ireland’s Best Kept Town Competition.
Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim is the overall winner of Ireland’s Best Kept Town competition, 2023. The results were announced 20th June 2023 at an awards ceremony at Farmleigh House. Carrick-on-Shannon also won the Best Kept Small Town category.
Minister Humphreys said:
“I want to congratulate all of the winners and nominees in the all-island Best Kept Town competition, and in particular Carrick-On-Shannon, Co. Leitrim for winning the overall title along with the title of Best Kept Small Town”
The Minister also said:
“The all-island Best Kept Town Competition recognizes the great pride people have in their own communities, both in Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is testament to how local volunteers take ownership of their local area and work to improve them, for both now and into the future. Being nominated for these awards represents an achievement in itself, and is recognition of the efforts made by volunteers and local communities in the SuperValu TidyTowns competition and the Best Kept competition in Northern Ireland.”
(Source: www.gov.ie)