Sligo listed as third cleanest town in Ireland
Sligo has been recognised as one of the cleanest towns in Ireland. It comes after the latest report from Irish Buisnesses Against Litter (IBAL) listed Sligo as the third cleanest town, just after Maynooth and Mallow. Sligo was one of 11 towns to be listed by IBAL as being “cleaner…
Calls for public bins to be mapped in Sligo ahead of tourism season
Calls are being made on Sligo County Council to map public bins in effort to identify gaps prior to tourism season. The Cathaoirleach of Sligo Drumcliffe MD, Cllr Thomas Walsh has made the calls adding that €5 million in funding has been provided to support local authorities ahead of what…
Councillor urging people to upload the ‘See It Say It’ litter app
With the recent good weather and more people ‘staycationing,’ there’s been an increasing in littering and dumping in many scenic and amenity areas. Now, a Sligo county councillor is calling on people to download the ‘See It Say It’ app that enables local authorities to locate and deal with such…
Sligo town has best ever showing in litter rankings
Sligo town has had its best ever showing in the Irish Business Against Litter rankings. In a report released this morning, IBAL says Sligo town is now ‘cleaner than European norms and is in 6th place in a ranking of 40 towns and cities throughout the country. An Taisce, which…
Ballisodare Community Council are holding a litter pick today
Ballisodare Community Council is holding a litter pick today. They are meeting behind Supervalu at Youngs Road which is a new estate behind Whitesides Supervalu. The clean up will be of the new trail towards Union Wood. They are appealing for volunteers to get up and out today to help…
Tidy Towns disappointed with today’s litter survey
Sligo Tidy Towns are disappointed with today’s results in the Businesses Against Litter survey. The survey which is carried out annually by the national group shows that Sligo town has dropped 9 points from the previous survey. Meanwhile, Letterkenny improved it’s position to 25th place in the league table that’s…
Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim councils get money to fight litter, graffiti
Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim county councils are to get a total of more than €60,000 this year to deal with litter and graffiti. Climate Action and Environment Minister Denis Naughten announced the allocations yesterday. Donegal is to get €26,000, an increase of €6,000 on last year. Sligo will get €19,000,…