Galway still the cleanest city

GALWAY has maintained its status as the cleanest city in Ireland, despite a major drop in ranking and being downgraded to 'moderately littered’, according to a new nationwide litter survey.And there are concerns that the city will continue to drop down the ranks as the peak tourist season kicks in and local authorities cut budgets. The new report from Irish Business Against Litter sees Galway City drop from 8th place at the end of last year to 42nd place this week. It has lost its 'Clean to European Norms’ status and is now regarded as 'moderately littered’ for the first time since 2007.The two worst areas for litter in the city were the Lidl/Argos carpark on theHeadford Road, and the Dyke Road carpark opposite, while St Francis Street in the city centre was “riddled with cigarette butts and chewing gum”.Environmental...