'It is encouraging to see areas like Mahon in Cork making the grade, having fallen short in recent years'

Irish Business Against Litter survey highlights improvements in areas including Mahon but also points to some blackspots

The spotless Gerry O'Sullivan park in Churchfield/Gurranbraher in Cork's northside. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Cork city centre has cleaned up its act but the northside of the city has become “seriously littered”, a new survey has found.

Furthermore, it found that despite the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottles and cans, such waste is still visible in many parts of the country.