Cleanest and Dirtiest Towns Ireland

Posted on January 4th, 2010 in Ashbourne,Athlone,Balbriggan,Ballina,Ballinasloe,Bantry,Best Places in Ireland,Bray,Carlow,Castlebar,Cavan,Clonmel,Cobh,Cork City,Dublin,Dundalk,Ennis,Enniscorthy,Galway City,Ireland,Killarney,Letterkenny,Limerick City,Living in Ireland,Longford,Monaghan,Mullingar,Naas,Navan,New Ross,Newbridge,Newcastle West,Portlaoise,Roscommon,Sligo,Swords,Tipperary,Tralee,Trim,Waterford City,Wexford,Wicklow,Worst Places in Ireland,Youghal,litter by census-analysis

Yet another litter survey by  IBAL  . The 2009 results were released today (Jan 4th 2010)  The  litter survey covers 60 towns with  over 6,000 population . Sites are graded by An Taisce according to international standards.

The cleanest town was Bray – whilst the two dirtiest were Limerick and Wicklow.

IBAL Anti Litter League Final Results 2009

1 Bray

2 Cavan

3 Drogheda

4 Clonmel

5 Longford

6 Wexford

7 Carlow

8 Sligo

9 Celbridge

10 Blanchardstown

11 Ballincollig

12 Dundalk

13 Mullingar

14 Trim

15 Portlaoise

16 Navan

17 Roscommon

18 Dún Laoghaire

19 Tramore

20 Shannon

21 Killarney

22 Leixlip

23 Dungarvan

24 Ballina

25 Castlebar

26 Kilkenny

27 Fermoy

28 Swords

29 Balbriggan

30 Newbridge

31 Newcastlewest

32 Midleton

33 Ashbourne

34 Thurles

35 Enniscorthy

36 Youghal

37 Monaghan

38 Lucan

39 Cobh

Moderately Littered

40 Waterford City

41 Buncrana

42 Tullamore

43 Arklow

44 Gorey

45 Galway

46 Ennis

47 Tuam

48 Tralee

49 New Ross

Littered

50 Cork City

51 Dublin City

52 Naas

53 Nenagh

Seriously Littered

54 Ballinasloe

55 Tallaght

56 Letterkenny

57 Athlone

58 Mallow

Litter Blackspots

59 Wicklow

60 Limerick City

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Litter problems in some Irish Towns

Posted on June 15th, 2009 in Arklow,Athlone,Balbriggan,Buncrana,Carlow,Cork City,Dublin,Ennis,Galway City,Gorey,Ireland,Killarney,Limerick City,Living in Ireland,Longford,Mallow,Naas,Nenagh,Portlaoise,Roscommon,Swords,Trim,Waterford City,Wexford,Youghal,litter by census-analysis

The IBAL 2009 results were published this week – IBAL is the Irish Business Against Litter. Certain towns are checked for litter during the year by An Taisce on behalf of IBAL . All towns in Ireland of over 6,000 inhabitants are now covered by the Anti Litter League . Sixty towns in all were surveyed – the best town (cleanest) was Wexford

Top Ten Cleanest Towns 2009

1 Wexford
2 Ennis
3 Youghal
4 Carlow
5 Dun Laoghaire
6 Swords
7 Balbriggan
8 Longford
9 Roscommon
10 Killarney
Two towns came out as the worst  in the survey this year – they were  Mallow and Athlone – both were classed as Litter Blackspots.

Arklow was the the third worst – classed as Seriously Littered .
Other towns that did badly (classed as littered)

45 Buncrana
46 Dublin City
47 Cork City
48 Limerick City
49 Nenagh
50 Naas
51 Kilkenny
52 Waterford City
53 Portlaoise
54 Trim
55 Wicklow
56 Gorey
57 Tallaght

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Muslims in Ireland

Posted on December 4th, 2007 in Balbriggan,Ballinasloe,Birr,Buncrana,Castlebar,Cavan,Census,Ennis,Ireland,Killarney,Living in Ireland,People,Portlaoise,Roscommon,Tralee,Youghal by census-analysis

The 2006 census figures show that  Muslims in Ireland make up  0.767% of the population. (32539 out of a total population of 4239848)
A breakdown of religions was carried out on the Irish towns with more than 5000 people.
Of all these towns – Cavan Town  has the highest percentage of Muslims in Ireland – 3.2% of the population of Cavan Town stated they were Muslims.

Top 10  Irish towns for Muslims (over 5000 population)

Cavan  3.2%
Killarney  2.95%
Ballinasloe  2.32%
Tralee  2.3%
Ennis  2.03%
Roscommon  1.87%
Balbriggan  1.75%
Portlaoise  1.67%
Castlebar 1.62%
Tullamore  1.6%

The towns with the least Muslims in Ireland are:

Dunboyne  0.035% (just 2 out of  5713)
Buncrana  .068%
Youghal  0.088%
Birr  0.098%

Edenderry most Early Risers

Posted on November 19th, 2007 in Athy,Balbriggan,Ceannanus Mór,Commuting,Edenderry,Kildare,Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington,Living in Ireland,Navan,Portarlington,Rush,Trim by census-analysis

Edenderry in County Offaly has the highest percentage  of early risers out of all the towns in Ireland with a population of over 5000.
According to Census 2006 figures -  18.84% of workers in Edenderry have to leave their house before 6.30am to go to work. (498  workers out of 2963) The top 10 towns for leaving home before 6.30am are:
Edenderry
Portarlington
Navan (An Uaimh)
Athy
Ceannanus Mór
Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington
Rush
Trim
Kildare
Balbriggan

Balbriggan has highest percentage of Africans

Posted on October 16th, 2007 in Athy,Balbriggan,Drogheda,Dundalk,Ennis,Kilkenny,Living in Ireland,Navan by census-analysis

Africans in Ireland
Of all the towns with a population over 5000 – Balbriggan Co Dublin has the highest concentration of residents of African Ethnic origin. In Balbriggan 5.85% of the population recorded their ethnic origin as African in the 2006 census (890 people).
In all of Ireland there were 39734 people of African origin – that is 0.98% of the total population.
Other towns in Ireland (5000 plus population) where the percentage of Africans is over 3% :Longford 4.1%
Athy 4.02%
Lusk 3.64%
Ennis 3.61%
Dundalk 3.53%
Drogheda 3.25%
Navan 3.18%
Kilkenny 3.05%

According to the census returns there are only 3 Africans in the town of Dungarvan. (It is possible that people did not answer the question) – so this town has the lowest percentage of Africans in Ireland at 0.037.
The percentage of African residents is also low in Roscommon Town (2) , Newcastle West (4) and Tipperary Town (5)