The Dublin City Neighbourhoods Competition, previously known as Dublin City Council's Tidy Districts offers an opportunity for communities such as Ringsend to pool the resources of residents and businesses in a combined or individual effort to enhance their environments.

This is an area-based competition which selects the best out of each of the five Dublin City Council Areas. The winners of each category qualify for the following year's National City Neighbourhoods Competition. The categories cover best school, new housing developments, apartment complexes, mature estates, traditional urban villages, retail and commercial districts.

The overall winner of the 2005 Dublin City Neighbourhoods Competition was awarded to Boyne Street Residents' Group, a neighbourhood which is situated close to Ringsend. Cllr Byrne, Lord Mayor of Dublin, presented the residents with a cheque for €1,250 and praised the community effort that had made their area a bright, clean and cheerful place. The Lord Mayor's chosen theme for her term of office is: 'What we do alone remains a dream, but what we do together becomes a reality'.

The details for the 2006 competition will soon be finalised and will be advertised in the newspapers. The closing dates for the receipt of applications should be around the 26th May. Information about the competition can be sourced at www.dublincity.ie or email: bernie.illis@dublincity.ie