A seagull culprit checks over the spilling contents of black rubbish bags on a street in Dublin city. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish TimesBin bags have finally been banned from streets across Dublin’s south inner city, more than a year after the measure designed to clean up the city’s streets was announced. In September 2024, Dublin City Council announced plans to ban the use of refuse sacks by about 1,500 businesses and residents on some 90 southside streets. The area includes Grafton Street, Temple Bar, College Green, Dame Street, Exchequer Street, Fleet Street, Aungier Street, Baggot Street Lower, Chatham Street, Kildare Street, Molesworth Street, Nassau Street, Parliament Street and surrounding areas. However, the plan was delayed due to difficulties surrounding the installation of waste compactors, where customers of waste companies can deposit bags.
