Some Beaches Fall Short In Litter Study By Eamonn Falvey Grand Canal Dock, Skerries and Killiney have fallen short in the latest litter survey of beaches and harbours.
Dun Laoghaire and Portmarnock beaches were deemed Clean to European Norms’ by business group Irish Business Against Litter.
The River Tolka at Annesley Bridge, meanwhile, has been branded ‘littered’.
40% of 32 coastal areas surveyed countrywide were clean, but there was a rise in ‘littered’ or ‘heavily littered’ areas.
Conor Horgan from IBAL says the results aren t as bad as expected considering coastal areas are being heavily used during the pandemic:
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Galway Bay FM
25 January 2021
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway city and Ballybane have been deemed ‘moderately littered’ in the final litter survey of 2020 by business group Irish Business Against Litter.
Galway is ranked in 19th position in the litter league, while Ballybane was ranked in 26th place.
Kilkenny retained top spot, ahead of Killarney and Ennis.
According to the report, litter levels continue to rise nationwide, with fewer than half of the towns surveyed deemed clean.
The An Taisce report sees Galway city rise in its previous rankings with just under half of the sites surveyed getting the top litter grade.
Letterkenny has retained its clean status in the latest survey by business group Irish Business Against Litter.
In IBALs final survey of 2020, Letterkenny also rose to 15th place in the ranking of 37 towns and cities.
Kilkenny again took top spot, ahead of Killarney and Ennis. According to the report, litter levels continue to rise nationwide, with fewer than half of the towns surveyed deemed clean.
The An Taisce report for Letterkenny stated: âIt is pleasing to note how Letterkenny has established itself as a consistently clean town. Over half of the sites surveyed in the town got the top litter grade.
Limerick s Live 95
Search By Live95 News Team Limerick has missed out on a clean status in the latest survey by Irish Business Against Litter.
The final litter survey of 2020 by IBAL shows Limerick City coming in 18th place in the ranking of 37 towns and cities.
Galvone, once named the dirtiest spot in the country, has improved but is ‘littered’ in 35th place.
Conor Horgan of IBAL says however that it s not all bad news for Limerick..