Dubliners urged to get involved in city clean-up

THOUSANDS of Dubliners have been urged to rise up to the challenge and join in a new clean-up campaign.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Críona Ní Dhálaigh, and broadcaster Joe Duffy were on hand to launch the city council’s inaugural Team Dublin Clean-Up initiative last week outside St Catherine’s Church on Thomas Street in Dublin 8.

Team Dublin Clean-Up calls on residents, community groups and businesses across the city to come out and support a special clean-up effort in their local area ahead of the 1916 Centenary Commemorations.

The collaborative clean-up will take place in various locations around the city on Easter Saturday, March 26, from 11am to 1pm. 

Individuals and groups can register on www.teamdublincleanup.ie

Dublin City Council’s Waste Management Division will be providing equipment to those who register and will remove litter collected for disposal on the day. 

 “Based on the success of many small local community clean-ups across the city, and especially the Adopt a Street programme, I encourage everyone to get together and help make our city super clean in the run up to the 1916 centenary commemorations,” the lord mayor said. “Keeping Dublin litter free is a shared responsibility for all of us.”

Commenting on the initiative, Joe Duffy added:  “We are looking for 10,000 volunteers to come out and help make Dublin a litter-free city on Easter Saturday.

“Everyone in this great city of ours should take pride in where they live and make a special effort in advance of the historic celebrations.”

Brian Hanney, Waste Management Division, Dublin City Council said: “We hope to see a huge turn-out for the Team Dublin Clean-Up event on Easter Saturday. We were inspired to host this event following the success of the Team Limerick Clean-Up in 2015. We know Dublin residents are proud of this city and will want to do their best to keep it litter free for the 1916 Commemorations.”