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THE final litter survey of 2015 by Irish Business Against Litter shows Killarney to be Cleaner than European Norms.

Killarney is rated sixth among the 40 towns surveyed, while Tralee is “clean” in 17th. There was a slight fall-off in the number of litter-free towns across Ireland, but no towns were deemed “litter black spots” and only one was ‘seriously littered’. The winning town will be announced at a function at lunchtime yesterday in Buswells Hotel in Dublin.

An Taisce report for Killarney stated: “Some of the very good sites in Killarney included The Main Street and Plunkett Street, both of which had some very nicely presented premises. There was a complete absence of litter in the residential area of Friary Downs and the Car Park on College Street was very clean and tidy. However, the ‘heavily littered’ road to Tralee brought down the town’s ranking.”

The report for Tralee stated that two “seriously littered sites” brought down Tralee’s ranking.

The judges praised certain areas. “Some of the very good sites included Pairc an Piarsaig, Manor West Retail Park and Aqua Dome – these sites were not just clear of litter but very freshly presented and maintained,” they stated.