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# litter - Friday 12 July, 2019
Littering could literally be halved if cigarette butts weren't thrown on the ground
The 2018 National Litter Pollution Monitoring System Report has highlighted the extent of the problem
# litter - Monday 7 January, 2019
Fermoy declared Ireland's cleanest town
Galway City Ballybane and Dublin North Inner City came in at the bottom of the rankings, described as “seriously littered”.
# litter - Sunday 2 December, 2018
Poll: Would you challenge a randomer you saw littering in public?
Tell us; where do you stand on this?
# litter - Tuesday 13 November, 2018
Dublin City Council is going to spend €1.6 million to remove chewing gum
There’s a litter fine of €150 for those who throw chewing gum on the ground.
# litter - Thursday 8 November, 2018
Just four dog poo fines were issued in Dublin City so far this year
Out of the four fines issued this year, just one was paid.
# litter - Monday 13 August, 2018
Poll: Should plastic bottles be banned from Irish beaches?
40% of Irish rivers, beaches and harbours were littered or heavily littered, according to a new survey.
# litter - Monday 23 July, 2018
The government is giving €200k to local councils to hold mattress amnesties
“It’s ludicrous – you have amnesties for knives and guns – not bloody mattress amnesties,” one councillor said.
# litter - Saturday 14 July, 2018
'A minority spoiling it for everyone': Increase in rubbish left in Dublin and Wicklow mountains during hot spell
Volunteers who have been clearing the litter have found whole campsites left behind by people who stayed overnight.
# litter - Saturday 30 June, 2018
Ireland plans to ban sale of new cars with tailpipes by 2030
The government are also exploring ways of reducing cigarette butt litter.
# litter - Monday 18 June, 2018
Government to increase on-the-spot litter fines to €250
A litter report showed that cigarettes make up half of street litter.
# litter - Saturday 9 June, 2018
Illegal dumping being tackled through Eircodes investigation
Sligo County Council launched the new pilot project in March.
# litter - Monday 28 May, 2018
Plastic straws, cutlery and cotton buds could be banned across the EU
Some 500,000 tonnes of plastic waste from the EU end up in the sea every year.
# litter - Thursday 26 April, 2018
Dublin City Council received 19 complaints on Friday about litter
A senator said that she was “disgusted” at images of Dublin’s canal after Friday and Saturday night.
# litter - Sunday 12 November, 2017
Residents trying to reclaim Dublin park after intimidation, drug dealing and burnt out cars
One local woman says problems in the area have “got progressively worse over the years”.
# litter - Monday 4 September, 2017
Tullamore tops rankings of Ireland's cleanest towns
Irish Business Against Litter said that overall, this year had the best result yet for Ireland in its litter survey.
# litter - Saturday 5 August, 2017
'There's a lack of civic respect' - Call for an end to illegal dumping
Dumping is seen around parks in the city.
# litter - Friday 7 July, 2017
This Cork village claims it could raise €19,000 per day if it fines everyone who litters
Glounthaune village sees 130 littering offences every day.
# litter - Wednesday 21 June, 2017
Poll: Have you ever asked someone to pick up their litter?
Give it to us straight. Be honest.
# litter - Monday 19 June, 2017
Irish beaches left covered in rubbish after thousands soaked up the sun
Broken bottles, dirty nappies, discarded shoes, towels and backpacks were left behind on a Cork beach.
Residents hit out at 'disgusting' illegal dumping in Dolphin's Barn
“Some people just put rubbish on the street because they know the council will come and take it away.”
# litter - Thursday 11 May, 2017
Local councils are getting help to rid dog poo from our streets
Not picking up after your dog can land you with a fine of up to €150.
# litter - Saturday 11 March, 2017
Drones to be used in crackdown on illegal dumping
Minister Denis Naughten is to launch the new project in Galway on Monday
# litter - Sunday 26 February, 2017
Rivers of Buckfast bottles and human excrement in playgrounds: How can Ireland clean up its act?
We look at international solutions to dirty litter habits – and whether they would be effective here.
# litter - Tuesday 21 February, 2017
'There is no deterrent': Less than a third of Dublin litter fines actually get paid
“The council don’t appear to give the issue of illegal dumping the attention it deserves,” one councillor said.
# litter - Tuesday 3 January, 2017
Kildare is Ireland's cleanest town
A number of towns, including Bray, Castlebar and the cities of Dublin, Limerick and Galway are considered littered.
# litter - Sunday 1 January, 2017
How this Dublin suburb managed to become the cleanest area in Ireland
Well over half of its area is completely unpolluted by litter, well ahead of its nearest competitors.
# litter - Tuesday 20 December, 2016
Dublin could be getting 800 new solar-powered smart rubbish bins
The bins compact the litter so they can hold more.
# litter - Monday 26 September, 2016
Honesty poll: Have you littered in the past month?
There has been an increase in the number of areas surveyed deemed to be litter free from 12.3% in 2014 to 16.4% in 2015.
Cigarettes and chewing gum are still the biggest litter problems in Ireland
Those who litter have been urged to exercise personal responsibility.
# litter - Monday 5 September, 2016
Survey reveals cleanest, and most littered, areas in Ireland
Sweet papers were the most common form of litter on our streets, followed by fast food wrappers, cigarette butts and chewing gum.
# litter - Friday 17 June, 2016
6 essential rules that every Irish person should follow
Don’t sit beside me if there are other free seats on the bus. Just don’t do it.
# litter - Tuesday 14 July, 2015
Is Dublin City Council doing enough to clean up the city?
“To suggest … that Dublin City Council is complacent fails to recognise the scale of the challenge.”
# litter - Monday 29 June, 2015
Is Ireland a 'genuinely filthy nation'?
We’re fond of saying that, when the sun shines, there is nowhere in the world more beautiful than Ireland… But what about our growing litter problem?
# litter - Wednesday 22 April, 2015
Plastic bags are still damaging the environment
Research has found that plastic litter can smother marine life in just nine weeks.
# litter - Wednesday 28 January, 2015
Dublin 8 resident loses the rag with litter dumping neighbours
They’ve had enough.
# litter - Monday 5 January, 2015
Dublin’s north inner city is a lot cleaner and no longer a litter blackspot
85% of our towns and cities were clean to European norms last year
# litter - Saturday 1 November, 2014
Did you add to last night's Halloween litter? This Senator wants you to be fined...a LOT
“Everybody is fed up with littering on our streets and at Halloween it happens on an industrial scale.”
# litter - Sunday 24 August, 2014
Poll: Do you think community service should be given for less serious crimes?
Rather than blocking up the prisons with less serious offenders would community service be a more viable option?
# litter - Monday 18 August, 2014
Dublin, Cork and Limerick are the dirtiest cities in Ireland
The good news is that 75% of towns and cities were found to be as clean or cleaner than European counterparts.
# litter - Wednesday 23 July, 2014
Dubliners: 'Never mind the seagulls, come sort out our rat problem'
Clondalkin residents are concerned about rats seen near the local bus stop and in the field where children play.
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Poll: Do you agree with plans to introduce fees for roadside electric vehicle chargers?
YESTERDAY, IT EMERGED that drivers of electric cars will have to pay to have their vehicles topped up at roadside charging points from later this year.
The ESB has confirmed that it will no longer allow electric vehicle owners to use the charge points for free in order to cover the cost of operating the chargers.
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan agreed that charging can’t be carried out for free if there is a cost to the operator.
However, critics argue that the move will set back government plans to have one million electric cars on Irish roads by 2030.
So today we’re asking: Do you agree with plans to introduce fees for roadside electric vehicle chargers?
Poll Results:
Yes (260)
No (164)
I don't know/No opinion (17)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Simon Coveney: The backstop is overwhelmingly supported. This gets little recognition in the UK Brexit debate
By Simon Coveney - @simoncoveney
A hard Brexit, if the UK chooses one, will be ugly and difficult, says the Tánaiste.
'Collecting the school voluntary contribution is an unwanted and stressful obligation on principals'
By Joseph A Moynihan
As things stand, the contribution is needed to keep school doors open, writes Joseph A Moynihan.
Katy Hayward: Why we should take note of the unexpected in Boris Johnson's letter to Donald Tusk
By Katy Hayward - @hayward_katy
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