Sandycove Tidy Towns Committee were celebrating on Wednesday evening last at the Dublin Regional Awards in The Discover Ireland Centre Suffolk Street , Dublin 2 when they received a Commended County Award from the Minister of the Environment, Phil Hogan T.D. The reception and presentation was organised by Failte Ireland in association with the Department of the Environment and SuperValu the sponsors of The National Tidy Towns Competition.

Speaking at the end of the presentations, Minister Phil Hogan T.D paid tribute to all The Tidy Towns Committees,and said that he was delighted that the competition continues to flourish and that interest is still growing and getting stronger with a record of 821 communities participating in 2012.

Congratulations to everyone involved in The Sandycove Tidy Towns and Coastcare Group who made a special effort during the Summer months to keep the area tidy and looking well.