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Sligo cleanest town, coffee cups a litter issue - survey

Sligo has been deemed Ireland's cleanest town, but coffee cups remain the most commonly found litter and a "likely collapse of reusable coffee cup schemes" was disappointing, according to business group IBAL.

Ireland • 05 Jan

Maynooth's university campus was described as 'spotless' in the Ibal survey

Maynooth tops the table as Ireland's cleanest town

Maynooth is the cleanest town in Ireland, according to a new survey, but a rise in coffee cup litter has led to calls for action to take single-use cups out of circulation.

Regional • 08 Jan 24

The suvey showed Dublin City Centre deteriorated from 'moderately littered' to 'littered' (pic:RollingNews.ie)

Most Irish cities littered as tourist season begins

A survey by Irish Business Against Litter has found the majority of Ireland's towns are clean, but two-thirds of city areas are littered.

Environment • 26 Jun 23

Final survey of 2022 puts Naas as Ireland's cleanest town (File image)

Naas ranks cleanest in last litter survey of 2022

Three quarters of the 40 cities and towns surveyed across Ireland are clean, compared to just over half this time last year, according to Irish Business Against Litter.

Ireland • 09 Jan 23

Kilkenny will receive a suite of Emperor Lime trees from the Irish Tree Centre in Cork

Kilkenny tops rankings in anti-litter league

Kilkenny has topped the ranking of Ireland's cleanest towns and cities for the third year in a row.

News • 05 Jan 15

Areas of Dublin, Cork and Limerick occupy the six lowest positions in the table of 40 areas surveyed

Cities still littered but towns cleaner - IBAL

Ireland's towns continue to get cleaner but the main cities are still littered according to the latest survey by business group Irish Business Against Litter.

News • 18 Aug 14