LITTER PICK: Dan Daly at work near Cloghane, Glenflesk on Saturday morning.

LENDING A HAND: Brendan O’Brien took take care of a section of road near Clonkeen.

HARD WORKING: Two well-known local volunteers Dave Herlihy and Derry Healy hard at work on Saturday.

HELPING: Seamus O’Brien was allocated a section of the Clonkeen Road.

VOLUNTEERS: Catriona Crowley and Corrina Favier volunteered for Saturday’s Glenflesk litter pick.

By Sean Moriarty

Over 40 members of the wider Glenflesk area were out in force on Easter Saturday to tackle the growing problem of litter in the area. Between them and other volunteers in the Lissivigeen and Minish areas the entire N22 from Killarney to the County Bounds was cleaned by volunteers on Saturday.

They also inspired action in Ballyvourney and residents there took up the mantle over the weekend and cleared the roadside from the County Bounds to the Cork village.

The Glenflesk group, made up of members of the local St Agatha's GAA Club and several other community groups, took part in the roadside clean up.

They usually participate in the annual KWD County Clean Up Day which traditionally runs on the first or second Saturday in April.

As a result of crowd gathering rules the County Clean Up Day was cancelled both this year and last.

To overcome the rules volunteers in the Glenflesk area used text messages to coordinate the litter pick.

Volunteers worked in groups of two for road safety reasons on a certain section of the road. This coordination kept them away from other volunteers while at the same time ensured that entire area from Killarney to the County Bounds was covered.

Former Glenflesk GAA chairman and well-known local community activist, Derry Healy, acted as the co-ordinator and allocated each of the volunteers a section of road.

“Our roads are gone very bad,” he told the Killarney Advertiser. “And if we went out there again today we would find more rubbish. I am not qualified to say how we should solve this problem but something needs to be done.”

Barraduff Tidy Village Group also do regular clean ups in the area.

[caption id="attachment_36956" align="alignleft" width="286"] LENDING A HAND: Brendan O’Brien took take care of a section of road near Clonkeen.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_36957" align="alignleft" width="391"] HARD WORKING: Two well-known local volunteers Dave Herlihy and Derry Healy hard at work on Saturday.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_36958" align="alignleft" width="280"] HELPING: Seamus O’Brien was allocated a section of the Clonkeen Road. [/caption]

[caption id="attachment_36955" align="alignleft" width="285"] LITTER PICK: Dan Daly at work near Cloghane, Glenflesk on Saturday morning.[/caption]