Ballina has today been named Ireland's Best kept Large Town for 2018.

The 32-county Best Kept Towns competition has been running since 1985, and the awards are being presented in Belfast this afternoon.

Ballina has beaten off competition from Armagh and Monaghan to be crowned Ireland's Best Kept Large Town.

 Chairman of Ballina Tidy Towns Jim Friel has collected the award at the Harbour Commissions Office in Belfast.