Awards

Overall Winner 1999

Gold Medals 1997- 2000, 2002, 2004-2019,2021-2024.

Silver Medals 2001, 2003

Tidiest Small Town 1997, 1999, 2012, 2017, 2022

County Winners 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004-2007, 2009 - 2019, 2021 - 2022

Regional Winners   1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2022   

No competition in 2020.

Best Shopfront:

2005 Etain Hickey 

2007 Forristals Opticians

2010 National Award  for Sustainable Developments

2012 Nominated for Failte Ireland Tourism Award

2022 Muintir na Tire Pride of Place award West Cork 

2000:   Gold Medal - Entente Florale Broughshane, Co Antrim

2001:   Silver Medal - Nations In Bloom Shanzen, China

2002:   Bronze Medal - Nations in Bloom Stuttarth, Germany

2003:   Top Award - Communities in Bloom World Awards Toronta, Canada

2004:   International Award Winners - Communities in Bloom Prince Edward Island, Canada

2005:   Special Award  - Liv Com Awards La Coruna Spain

2006:   Silver Medal - Liv Com Awards Hangzhau China

            Gold Medal for Waste Management

2007:   Top Award  - Liv Com Awards London

2009:   Gold Medal - Entente Florale Cardiff, Wales. 

2009: Winners Population over 5K

2017:  Top Prize - Category Population over 5K

Judges Commentary 2017 below.

2023 - Highly Commended - Biodiversity Action Category

Summary

Clonakilty has long been known as the beach centre of west Cork. Clonakilty is well known as a tourist destination and has recently completed a number of public realm enhancements which have been long in planning and provide a modern streetscape which complement the preserved shop fronts in the town. The town has not rested on its laurels and has continued to develop attractions for the benefit of all visitors to the town, concentrating on local history in an effort to attract the culturally curious. Clonakilty is not just a town for visitors but is a good place for the locals to live, the nightly litter picks are a social occasion rather than a social chore.