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# Litter

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Kilkenny named Ireland's cleanest town for 2012
The Marble City pips Cavan and Killarney to be named Ireland’s cleanest by Irish Business Against Litter.
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Jan 7th 2013, 3:58 PM
Poll: Will litter blackspots affect The Gathering?
IBAL has warned that litter blackspots could tarnish the Gathering ‘experience’, despite an improvement in littering overall in Ireland. What do you think?
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Jan 7th 2013, 9:30 AM
80% of Irish towns 'as clean' as European average
More than 80 per cent of Irish towns are clean or cleaner than the European average – but Dublin’s north inner city has been branded a blackspot.
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Jan 7th 2013, 7:37 AM
Poll: Have you ever personally complained to someone about littering?
An IBAL report says Ireland’s litter problem is improving – but Dublin’s north inner city and the environs of Dublin Airport are black spots.
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Sep 3rd 2012, 10:21 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you should know as you kick off your week…
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Sep 3rd 2012, 8:40 AM
Tourists greeted by litter blackspots around Dublin Airport
But a new litter survey has revealed mostly positive results about the Emerald Isle.
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Sep 3rd 2012, 8:32 AM
Dublin council removes 48 street bins to deter illegal dumping
A local Sinn Féin representative believes that most offenders simply can’t afford to pay domestic bin charges.
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Jun 19th 2012, 7:15 AM
Anti-litter lobby backs 50c tax on chewing gum
Irish Business Against Litter says it supports Phil Hogan’s proposal for a gum tax, warning that any tax needs to be steep.
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May 3rd 2012, 12:20 PM
Green light given to most third level colleges graded on litter and cleanliness
Just one third-level campus has been marked as “heavily littered” following the IBAL survey.
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Apr 25th 2012, 2:26 PM
Councillor wants Trim to become Ireland's first chewing gum-free town
Although shopkeepers have rejected the idea, Fine Gael councillor Gerry Reilly wants the town to examine plans to outlaw chewing gum.
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Jan 23rd 2012, 7:00 AM
Update: And the winner of the cleanest town in Ireland is…
The Irish Business Against Litter group has named the outright winner among Ireland’s tidiest towns – and delivered some bad news for Dublin and Cork.
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Jan 9th 2012, 1:35 PM
Street-cleaners rejoice: UCC scientist develops non-sticky chewing gum
Prof Elke Arendt has developed a process for creating biodegradable chewing gum – which does not stick to other surfaces.
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Nov 9th 2011, 8:37 AM
Seán Gallagher pledges poster-free election campaign
Having earlier called on fellow candidates to ease off posters, Gallagher today announced he will not be using lamp post posters ahead of the 27 October ballot.
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Sep 27th 2011, 3:19 PM
Dublin business group says litter survey is misleading
Dublin City BID says survey highlighting Dublin as a litter black spot has led to “misleading” and “damaging” headlines today.
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Aug 29th 2011, 2:52 PM
Killarney hailed as Ireland's cleanest town but Dublin is a "dirty black spot"
Cigarette butts, fast food wrappings and chewing gum are again the biggest sources of litter around Ireland.
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Aug 29th 2011, 10:21 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know this morning…
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Aug 29th 2011, 8:25 AM
U2 graffiti, dog poop and man-sized potholes - welcome to FixYourStreet.ie
The new website, aimed at identifying ‘non-emergency issues’ like potholes and illegal dumping, has attracted hundreds of complaints since it launched last week.
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Aug 9th 2011, 3:14 PM
Meath village of Moynalty named Ireland’s best-kept town
The Co Meath village is Ireland’s best-kept, while there are also awards for Lismore, Cookstown and Coleraine.
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Jun 21st 2011, 2:53 PM
Poster kids of Election 2011 cleaned up after themselves
The four councils in the heavily postered city and county of Dublin say candidates were compliant, for the most part, with election poster removal.
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Mar 16th 2011, 12:46 PM
TD denies breaking litter laws on Irish Times front page
Frank Feighan is pictured with a campaign poster on the front of today’s Times – forcing him to deny breaching litter laws.
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Jan 22nd 2011, 12:28 PM
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