The Village of Tallanstown in County Louth has won the International Challenge Small population category of the 2011 National Edition of Communities in Bloom. The village also received the Tidiness Outstanding Achievement Award, presented by Communities in Bloom.
In 2010, Tallanstown, after many years of community effort, was awarded the title of Ireland’s Tidiest Town in the National Tidy Towns Competition. As result of this success Tallanstown was selected to represent Ireland in the International 2011 Communities in Bloom competition.