AUGUST 2011
Balbriggan Food Fest

Our FoodFest on August 20th was a fantastic day, with the sun shining for most of the event, a wonderful cooking demo from guest Chef Stephen Grimes who showed us how to use fresh local produce to make a 3 course meal, lots of food tastings from local restaurateurs and food producers, not to mention live music, local crafts and a petting zoo and face painting for the kids. Click here to visit the FoodFest website.

JUNE 2011
National Tidy Towns Competition

The national Tidy Towns competition is an annual competition organised by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government with the support of the main sponsor SuperValu and many other agencies. The competition involves participating areas being rated on all aspects of their local environment and prizes awarded to the best under many different categories. The overall winner is “Ireland’s Tidiest Town”. which is announced at a national ceremony in September each year.

For the second year running, Balbriggan has entered and a lot of work has been done by the Balbriggan Tidy Towns Association to make sure that areas are weeded, planted and painted and hanging plants placed on all shop fronts. Click here for more about Balbriggan Tidy Towns Association and here to view the results of this years competition.

MAY 2011
Balbriggan Summerfest

Balbriggan had a fantastic week at the Summerfest this year. Tthe Triathlon was a huge event for the town with over 150 entrants. We also had the Battle of the Bands which showcased the huge up and coming talent we have in the town. Another new event was the Schools Choir Competition. We also had an incredible fireworks display on our beach thanks to Balbriggan Town Council. This was one of the highlights of the festival for the committee. Click here for More.