IRISH BUSINESS AGAINST Litter revealed the first round results of its 2012 Anti-Litter League today.

The findings were mostly positive were more than three quarters of the regions examined being deemed clean. However, there were some “littered” and “blackspots”.

So, where does your town feature?

Cleaner than European Norms:

1. Cavan

2. Kilkenny

3. Longford

4. Castlebar

5. Tramore

6. Killarney

7. Trim

8. Fermoy

9. Ballina

10. Wexford and Waterford City

12. Drogheda

13. Swords

14. Dun Laoghaire

15. Buncrana

16. Clonmel

17. Cobh

18. Youghal

Clean to European Norms:

19. Tralee

20. Bray and Naas

22. Mullingar

23. Galway City

24. Kildare

25. Sligo

26. Tallaght

27. Tullamore, Roscommon and Athlone

30. Dundalk

31. Ennis

32. Carlow

Moderately Littered:

33. Monaghan

34. Cork City

35. Limerick City

36. Maynooth

37. Dublin City

38. Navan

39. Portlaoise

40. Tipperary

Litter Blackspot:

41. Dublin Airport Environs

42. North Inner City Dublin

Earlier: Tourists greeted by litter blackspots around Dublin Airport>

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