Litter still a major issue in disadvantaged areas

Ireland’s larger towns have cleaned up their act but litter is still a major problem in disadvantaged city areas.

The latest litter league table, published today by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL), shows that 88% of the 25 towns surveyed by An Taisce for IBAL, were deemed clean — a slight improvement on the previous year, with 40% adjudged to be cleaner than the European average.

In contrast, of the 15 city areas surveyed, six occupied the bottom seven places in the rankings: Cork North City, Mahon on the city’s southside, Dublin North Inner City, Ballybane in Galway, Ballymun in Dublin, and Galvone in Limerick.