Sligo has shot up the rankings in the latest littler survey by IBAL.
The latest nationwide survey by business group Irish Business Against Litter shows Sligo is “cleaner than European norms”, rising from 17th to 7th in the ranking of 40 towns and cities.
In a statement, An Taisce, who carry out the surveys for IBAL described Sligo’s performance as very strong, now ranking in the top ten.
Sligo University Hospital had been stubbornly heavily littered for a number of years – An Taisce says it is still a building site in parts, but other areas were freshly presented and hopefully once all the works are complete the overall appearance will be much enhanced.
Sligo Regional Park was described as a wonderful resource in the report, a vast expanse of green space, much of it ‘natural’ in appearance – the features within the park were all in very good order.
Lidl, Cranmore Road wasn’t just excellent with regard to litter but was enhanced by a perimeter grass area which was ‘Managed for Biodiversity’.
JF Kennedy Parade / Rockwood Parade Riverwalk was also described as a lovely riverwalk amenity which is attractively laid out and well maintained.
The great majority of Ireland’s towns were found to be clean, but two-thirds of city areas are still littered. The survey presents a snapshot of cleanliness levels across Ireland as the peak summer tourist season commences.
