Donegal Minister of State, Charlie McConalogue congratulated the town’s volunteers on the impressive win. "Congratulations to Buncrana which has been named Ireland’s Best Kept Large Town.

Carndonagh, on the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal, has recorded a 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 of 2,558 and is the worst-affected town of all 166 Local Electoral Areas (LEAs).