More towns are cleaner than last year according to the latest Irish Business Against Litter survey.
The survey shows the number of areas deemed littered or worse is at its lowest in five years
Dublin's Inner City and Cork's Northside have deteriorated and are still deemed 'seriously littered'.
Naas in Co. Kildare came out on top once again as one of the cleanest towns in the country.
Waterford was named the cleanest city in the country, ranking eighth out of all towns and cities inspected.
The survey found Dublin's north-inner city was the most littered area in the country.
2025 Irish Business Against Litter - Cleanest Towns and cities in Ireland
| 1 | Naas - Co Kildare | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 2 | Ennis - Co Clare | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 3 | Killarney - Co Kerry | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 4 | Leixlip - Co Kildare | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 5 | Monaghan town | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 6 | Sligo town | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 7 | Tullamore - Co Offaly | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 8 | Waterford city | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 9 | Wicklow town | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 10 | Galway city centre | Clean to European Norms |
2025 Irish Business Against Litter - most littered towns and cities in Ireland
| 1 | Dublin north inner city | Seriously littered |
| 2 | Cork city northside | Seriously littered |
| 3 | Tallaght - Dublin | Littered |
| 4 | Galway inner-city - Ballybane | Littered |
| 5 | Limerick city centre | Moderately littered |
| 6 | Ballymun - Dublin | Moderately littered |
| 7 | Dublin city centre | Moderately littered |
| 8 | Carlow town | Moderately littered |
| 9 | Fermoy - Co Cork | Moderately littered |
| 10 | Galvone - Limerick city south | Moderately littered |
Conor Horgan, spokesperson for Irish Business Against Litter, says plastic bin bags bursting s spilling out on footpaths are continuing to cause problems in Dublin city.
"We've been shining a light on Dublin's North inner city for well over 10 years.
"Again, we had a very disappointing result this time around.
"Things have to change in a structural way for this area to be made clean.
"The collection of domestic waste by bags, is leading to litter in the area.
"So we need to see that conversion to bin collection across Dublin's north inner city".
