Fermoy is the cleanest town in Ireland, with Waterford taking the crown for the country’s most litter-free city, according to an annual survey by national trust An Taisce. However Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) has warned that disadvantaged areas continue to appear at the bottom of its league table on an annual basis. This year, IBAL found 10 towns and cities are littered, moderately littered, or seriously littered when compared to European norms. Ballymun in Dublin, Mahon and the Northside of Cork City (Littered), Ballybane in Galway, and Dublin’s North Inner City (Seriously Littered), were the five worst offenders. “Three years ago we deliberately shone a spotlight on specific city areas in the hope that the attention would spur councils and communities into action,” Conor Horgan of IBAL said.

Source: Irish Examiner January 07, 2019 04:18 UTC