LIMERICK remains largely littered in some areas, though improvements have been noted in many others, according to the latest Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) group report.
Limerick City South and Limerick City Centre remain littered, though improvements were seen on the IBAL 2024 mid-year survey.
In the survey of 40 areas nationwide, Limerick City South and City Centre sat at 36th and 37th respectively in the national cleanliness rankings.
The An Taisce report for Limerick City noted there was “a minor improvement” compared to 2023, but Limerick has slipped from its 2024 mid-year result.
A site at the corner of Hyde Road and the Bus Éireann depot “recorded a great improvement, worthy of the top litter grade; O’Connell Street was very much deserving of the top litter grade, and was looking very well following extensive regeneration works”.
“By far the most heavily littered sites were the waste ground on the corner of Smyth’s Lane and Cathedral Place and steps leading to the river at John’s Castle – both had suffered from neglect and dumping.”
For Limerick City South, “some slippage was noted” compared to the IBAL mid-year survey, noting “improvement at the recycle facility at Roxboro Shopping Centre, while still moderately littered, it was not subject to the same levels of dumping as has been the case over a long number of years”.
The IBAL survey also revealed a near 50 per cent drop in the prevalence of drinks bottles and cans since the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme last year.
