IT’S Good Friday and the annual Team Limerick Clean-Up is well underway, seeing civic minded Limerick citizens get out on the streets to keep their community clean.
Cementing itself as Ireland’s largest day-long clean-up event, Team Limerick Clean-Up (TLC) returns bigger than ever for its ninth year this morning with 22,000 volunteers across the city and county taking part.
Continuing its year-on-year rise in popularity, organisers said, this year shows a 53 per cent increase in sports clubs signing up to take part.
Alongside sporting groups, hundreds of other groups are taking part, from scout groups to men’s sheds, businesses to schools, and community and tidy towns groups.
Thanking the thousands of volunteers currently teeming the streets, Mayor Gerald Mitchell said that “it is wonderful to see so many schools, residents, businesses, and community groups unite under the banner of Team Limerick Clean-Up in a collective effort to revitalise our city and county. To each and every volunteer I say, ‘thank you’.”
“TLC is more than just a one-day spring clean; it cultivates a lasting ethos of environmental responsibility. Each piece of litter collected brings us closer to a cleaner and even more beautiful Limerick.”
TLC co-founder and Limerick mayoral candidate Helen O’Donnell added that “to see this event thriving after nine years illustrates the passion that the people of Limerick have for their county”.
“As ever, the event would not be possible without the incredible support of Limerick City and County Council, Mr Binman, and our media partners.”
Team Limerick Clean-Up is an initiative sponsored by the JP McManus Benevolent Fund and supported by Limerick City and County Council. It was founded by JP McManus, Paul O’Connell, and Helen O’Donnell. Official partners include Mr Binman, the Limerick Post, Live95, the Limerick Leader, I Love Limerick, Elive, and Dunnes Stores.
Since its inception in 2015, TLC has seen over 400 tonnes of litter gathered from the streets by volunteers and event partner Mr Binman – equating to over 14,500 household wheelie bins with overall participation figures over the 120,000-mark.
