Dublin’s litter problems have deepened.
A national survey carried out by An Taisce for the Irish Business Against Litter (Ibal) has revealed the cleanest and dirtiest places in Ireland.
The survey found that there was an increase in litter levels across Ireland, especially in urban areas, but it said that 70% of our towns were clean to European norms.
That’s a decrease from 85% when compared to two years ago.
Three areas in Ireland were deemed to be seriously littered; Galvone in Limerick, Farranree in Cork and Dublin’s North Inner City.
Waterford City was again among the top ranking areas, but Dublin City Centre and Limerick City both slipped to join Galway City as ‘moderately littered’.
“The poor showing by our cities generally goes some way to explaining the overall increase in litter levels,” said Conor Horgan of IBAL. “Last year all our major cities other than Dublin were clean, this time round the majority are littered.”
Most littered areas
1. Galvone, Limerick
2. Farranree, Cork
3. Dublin north inner city
4. Ballymun, Dublin
5. Mahon, Cork
Cleanest five areas
Ashbourne
Kildare
Roscommon
Thurles
Waterford city
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