First there was the beautifully regenerated quayfront, then the sensational newly renovated Opera House and now Wexford is the cleanest town in Ireland. It really is a golden age for Wexford. Compliments indeed to Wexford Borough Council for their strict adherence to the Litter Management Plan. Locals should also take a bow for having pride in their wonderful place and keeping our historic streets clean.
A record 41 Irish towns have been declared âlitter freeâ in the latest survey by Irish Business Against Litter.
However, none of our major cities were considered clean to European norms.
Wexford is Irelandâs cleanest town, according to this survey, ahead of Ennis, while Athlone and Mallow are the countryâs litter blackspots.
But Irish cities do not fare so well - Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Waterford are all graded âlitteredâ and Galway âmoderately litteredâ.
Inspectors found the main culprits were supermarket carparks, with Tesco, Dunnes and Costcutter the main magnets for litter in different areas.
The Irish Business Against Litter group says it is concerned that local councils are cutting back by as much as 750 per week on their cleaning budgets, and how this will impact on tourism.
[quote=âBandageâ]First there was the beautifully regenerated quayfront, then the sensational newly renovated Opera House and now Wexford is the cleanest town in Ireland. It really is a golden age for Wexford. Compliments indeed to Wexford Borough Council for their strict adherence to the Litter Management Plan. Locals should also take a bow for having pride in their wonderful place and keeping our historic streets clean.
Kilkenny are something like 55th in this survey,youâve scored a rare big win over us here,i have to admit that i was thinking to myself reading the list on the indo this morning that i dont see much litter thrown around Kilkenny when im in there.Maybe thats the problem,us Kilkenny folk should be going looking for it and cleaning it up.COngrats anyway your obviously very proud of this accolade.
Very, very proud, Link. Litter is something that bugs me terribly. I think of the great Wexford men who gave their lives attempting to defend our sacred streets in the face of Cromwellâs machine of terror and it sickens me when I see abandoned taco fries strewn all over the ground outside Abrakebabra. Thatâs offensive to their memory and I probably would have eaten the fries if they were offered to me too.
I have no opinion one way or the other on it, Maire. This is an honour bestowed on Wexford town and itâs nothing to do with lesser towns such as Enniscorthy. Niamh OâConnorâs from Rathnure by the way but Iâm not sure what thatâs got to do with Irelandâs cleanest town either.
Sorry to piss on your parade Bandage but you must remember this is a partitionist list. If it were done on an all Ireland basis I canât see anything other than a victory for Ballyeaston.
Iâd rather you called it a regional winner to be honest Bandage. You are right to celebrate your victory and it is a noble achievement. I must caution however that when you come up against the big guns like a Newry or even wee Ballyeaston in the All Ireland face off then I think you southerners will be shown up.
