A new rural urban divide is emerging as Ireland's towns are getting cleaner while our cities are getting dirtier.
That's according to the group Irish Business against Litter which found that parts of Dublin, Cork and Limerick are at the bottom of the table of cleanliness.
Nonetheless - three quarters of towns and cities were found to be as clean as or cleaner than their European counterparts.
Kilkenny and Cavan were once again Ireland's cleanest towns, followed by Killarney, Tramore and Longford, and were among 18 towns to be deemed cleaner than the European average.
Litter League table;
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2014 IBAL ANTI-LITTER LEAGUE - ROUND 1 |
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1 |
Kilkenny |
Cleaner than European Norms |
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2 |
Cavan |
Cleaner than European Norms |
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3 |
Killarney |
Cleaner than European Norms |
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4 |
Longford |
Cleaner than European Norms |
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Tramore |
Cleaner than European Norms |
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6 |
Tullamore |
Cleaner than European Norms |
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7 |
Wexford |
Cleaner than European Norms |
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8 |
Monaghan |
Cleaner than European Norms |
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Navan |
Cleaner than European Norms |
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10 |
Waterford |
Cleaner than European Norms |
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11 |
Arklow |
Cleaner than European Norms |
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12 |
Athlone |
Cleaner than European Norms |
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13 |
Clonmel |
Cleaner than European Norms |
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14 |
Cobh |
Cleaner than European Norms |
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15 |
Dun Laoghaire |
Cleaner than European Norms |
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16 |
Roscommon |
Cleaner than European Norms |
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17 |
Swords |
Cleaner than European Norms |
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18 |
Tralee |
Cleaner than European Norms |
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19 |
Dublin Airport Environs |
Clean to European Norms |
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20 |
Dundalk |
Clean to European Norms |
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21 |
Galway |
Clean to European Norms |
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22 |
Newbridge |
Clean to European Norms |
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23 |
Ennis |
Clean to European Norms |
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24 |
Fermoy |
Clean to European Norms |
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25 |
Leixlip |
Clean to European Norms |
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26 |
Sligo |
Clean to European Norms |
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27 |
Ballina |
Clean to European Norms |
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28 |
Portlaoise |
Clean to European Norms |
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29 |
Letterkenny |
Clean to European Norms |
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Mullingar |
Clean to European Norms |
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31 |
Maynooth |
Moderately littered |
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Tipperary |
Moderately littered |
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33 |
Carlow |
Moderately littered |
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34 |
Drogheda |
Moderately littered |
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35 |
Cork City |
Moderately littered |
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36 |
Limerick City |
Moderately littered |
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37 |
Dublin City |
Moderately littered |
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38 |
Tallaght |
Littered |
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39 |
North Inner City Dublin |
Litter Blackspot |
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40 |
Farranree (Cork) |
Litter Blackspot |
