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Killarney’s marked improvement in litter league
Killarney’s impressive leap from 28th position in the Irish Business Against Litter league table this time last year to 14th place at the start of 2024 has been lauded by the town’s Chamber of Tourism and Commerce.
The business organisation said it was a “fantastic achievement” in a short space of time and that great credit is due to Killarney Municipal District Council, its outdoor staff and the elected members for being the guiding hand in the push for great improvements.
“The council has turned the ship around and ensured Killarney is heading in the right direction and it augurs well for our ambition to become Ireland’s tidiest town once again,” Chamber joint presidents Johnny McGuire and Pádraig Treacy said in a statement.
There was a real air of disappointment this time last year when Killarney finished in 28th position in the Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) league table. The town had climbed to 20th position by mid-summer and now it is in 14th place and edging towards the top ten once again.
The Chamber said in addition to the work of the municipal district council, great strides have been made by the tidy towns committee and the reintroduction of the Killarney Looking Good Competition has given the town a real boost.
“It was really encouraging also to see the IBAL adjudicators praising the Killarney coffee cup initiative through which Killarney is setting a nationwide example,” the Chamber stated.
For the second year running, the IBAL adjudicators were critical of the commercial bin storage area in the Glebe car park and that problem, once again, has cost Killarney a much higher ranking in the league table.
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