The cost has been removed from the groups.
Tidy Towns groups across the Midlands no longer have to pay for insurance from today.
A new scheme has been developed between local authorities and Irish Public Bodies Insurance to remove the costs for groups across the country.
Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for Insurance, Robert Troy says it will also encourage more people to volunteer:
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