Bean and gone: Killarney coffee shops first in country to ban disposable cups

Coffee cup litter in town and national park prompted coffee shops and hotels to take action

Niamh Sheahan, Reidy's Bar; Ellen Buckley, The Black Sheep Hostel; and Colm Bowler, Mug&Bean, at the launch of Killarney Coffee Cup Project on Tuesday. Picture: Valerie O'Sullivan

Killarney is to become the first town in the country to rid itself of disposable or single-use coffee cups.

Coffee cup litter in Killarney and its surrounding 25,000 acre national park has prompted the town to implement the idea.