The latest Irish Business Against Litter report has shown towns in the Shannonside region continue to improve in the rankings. Carrick on Shannon, which was named Ireland's Tidiest Town last year, comes in at tied 5th with Ballinasloe on the IBAL rankings.
Roscommon Town has moved up one place on the list to 10th whilst Longford Town has seen another big surge up the rankings into 14th. The report described Carrick as Cleaner than European Norms whilst Roscommon and Longford were described as Clean to European Norms.
Sligo is the cleanest town in the country followed by Monaghan and Leixlip according to the latest IBAL litter rankings. The survey by the business group shows a lot of progress in urban areas which were previously litter blackspots.