The areas were cited as being “seriously littered”. Drogheda and the Ballybane area of Galway City have been named the worst areas for litter in Ireland. The results come from a report published by Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL), an alliance of organisations that aim to create a litter-free environment. Both towns were named as […]

4 years ago

Only one-in-six Irish waterways were found to be clean to the “European norm”. A new poll released by the Irish Businesses Against Litter (IBAL) found that only 7 of the 42 Irish rivers, beaches, and harbours studied reached a minimum standard of cleanliness based on general European standards. These waterways are: Curracloe beach – Wexford […]

7 years ago

We only have one litter blackspot. The latest survey by Irish Business Against Litter has revealed that 14 of 40 regions surveyed are cleaner than European norms. Kilkenny was shown to be the cleanest region in Ireland, followed by Athlone, Killarney, Portlaoise and Tralee. 31 of the regions surveyed were either as clean or cleaner than […]

7 years ago

13 of the 40 towns surveyed are found to be “cleaner than the European norms”. The Cork town of Fermoy has been found to be the least littered town in Ireland in 2018, as per a new survey conducted by Irish Business Against Litter. However, for the second year running, Dublin North Inner City has been […]

8 years ago

Grim scenes. Good weather is great, but there can be a pretty lousy knock-on effect when people out having fun neglect to clean up after themselves. At the start of the weekend, Wicklow’s Brittas Bay was left in a horrendous state by those who visited the beach on Friday, and now Laytown Strand in Meath […]

8 years ago