Dun Laoghaire ranks as highest Dublin town in nationwide cleanliness survey
Gary Ibbotson 04 Jan 2022
A national survey has found that Dun Laoghaire is one of the cleanest towns in the country – coming in at 6th place among the 40 towns surveyed.
In the Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) national litter survey results released today, Dun Laoghaire was the only Dublin town to be named in top 25 in cleanliness nationwide.
Of the 10 areas in the town surveyed, seven areas achieved the top mark, there were no seriously littered areas, and some of the new public space works in the town came in for particular commendation in their report.
Speaking about the results An Cathaoirleach Lettie McCarthy said: “I am delighted to hear of this result from the IBAL survey. It is a testament to all the hard work and dedication of Council cleansing teams, new Council public realm initiatives, the efforts of local tidy towns groups, as well as local business groups support. There is a lot to be proud of here and it’s thanks to the combined efforts of many that the town has achieved this result.”
You can see the full listing of towns here:
| 1 | Naas | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 2 | Portlaoise | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 3 | Ennis | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 4 | Leixlip | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 5 | Arklow | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 6 | Dún Laoghaire | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 7 | Fermoy | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 8 | Longford | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 9 | Kilkenny | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 10 | Buncrana | Clean to European Norms |
| 11 | Waterford City Centre | Clean to European Norms |
| 12 | Monaghan | Clean to European Norms |
| 13 | Killarney | Clean to European Norms |
| 14 | Tralee | Clean to European Norms |
| 15 | Wexford | Clean to European Norms |
| 16 | Clonmel | Clean to European Norms |
| 17 | Cavan | Clean to European Norms |
| 18 | Athlone | Clean to European Norms |
| 19 | Ballina | Clean to European Norms |
| 20 | Tullamore | Clean to European Norms |
| 21 | Sligo | Clean to European Norms |
| 22 | Mullingar | Clean to European Norms |
| 23 | Carlow | Moderately littered |
| 24 | Galway City Centre | Moderately littered |
| 25 | Tipperary | Moderately littered |
| 26 | Navan | Moderately littered |
| 27 | Tallaght | Moderately littered |
| 28 | Dundalk | Moderately littered |
| 29 | Roscommon | Littered |
| 30 | Waterford City – Ballybeg | Littered |
| 31 | Mahon – Cork City | Littered |
| 32 | Cork City Centre | Littered |
| 33 | Limerick City South – Galvone | Littered |
| 34 | Galway Inner City – Ballybane | Littered |
| 35 | Limerick City Centre | Littered |
| 36 | Ballymun | Littered |
| 37 | Cork Northside | Heavily littered |
| 38 | Dublin City Centre | Heavily littered |
| 39 | Drogheda | Heavily littered |
| 40 | Dublin North Inner City | Litter blackspot |
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