Over recent years, Quin Village Tidy Towns (QVTT) has evolved well beyond the annual SuperValu TidyTowns competition.

While continuing the work that has always been at the heart of TidyTowns, QVTT now delivers a wide range of community infrastructure, environmental and sustainability projects, including:

·       Community infrastructure - An Tearmann, the Famine Pot Project and the Quin Grotto Restoration Project.

·       Sustainability and biodiversity initiatives, including the Quin Biodiversity Action Plan.

·       Climate action projects, including the Quin Energy Master Plan.

·       Circular economy initiatives.

·       Environmental education and citizen science.

This reflects the changing role of TidyTowns nationally.

As recognised by Minister Dara Calleary in his Foreword to the 2026 SuperValu TidyTowns Competition, TidyTowns groups are now leading projects that make communities:

“more attractive, more vibrant and more sustainable places to live, work and visit.”

As the role of TidyTowns continues to evolve, so too does the need to communicate and demonstrate the wider impact of community-led projects.

As the committee's activities have expanded, there is now a need for a more effective way to organise, communicate and preserve information about projects, reports, educational resources and community achievements.

The Greener Quin concept has been developed to provide a single identity for the committee's sustainability work, while the Greener Quin Online Resource brings these resources together in one accessible location.

The concept was developed through the Circular Communications Connections Grant, supported by communications mentoring from Wove. Alongside the Online Resource, the project also produced educational materials, community display resources and promotional content to support sustainability awareness and community engagement.