Filthy Dublin & Cork

Lapin

Ye need to clean up your act lads.

You'll give the rest of us a bad name.:mad:

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0109/litter.html

Cork's Knocknaheeny and Dublin's north inner city have been branded litter blackspots in the latest survey by the Irish Business Against Litter group.

However, IBAL says that despite pressure on resources and public spending in general, Ireland's towns are not allowing cleanliness levels to slip.
The top five ranked towns are Cavan, Dún Laoghaire, Killarney, Swords and Trim. One of those five will be named Ireland's cleanest town later today.
When IBAL started carrying out its surveys ten years ago, only two Irish towns were deemed clean to European standards. Today, 38 towns are given that rating.
Nine towns are described as moderately littered, while Portlaoise, Letterkenny, Dublin City and Tipperary Town are described as littered.
The worst rating of litter blackspot was given to Knocknaheeny and North Inner City Dublin.
IBAL said it had strongly criticised both areas earlier last year and said it was a major letdown that litter levels have actually increased since then.
Sweet papers, chewing gum and fast food wrappers are the most common form of litter.

Its no wonder The Queen of England hasn't been back to see us since.
Dirty feckers !

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I just wrote an email yesterday, to Dublin City Council, about the huge amount of rubbish piling up in my street (live in North Inner City).

Interesting article- I thank you kindly .

minidazzler

Just goes to show the northside of anywhere is the bad part.

charlietheminxx

The north inner city is really falling apart.... and I am ashamed to say that as a northsider! I don't even feel properly safe at my bus stop anymore, which is around one of the areas that's always trashed with litter

GavRedKing

To be fair, Knocknaheeny is a kip alright.

Riamfada

Dun Laoghaire will win so we still get the +1 here in Dublin. Dublin is so great it can still be shit dirty and win a tidy towns competition.

Boom

Lapin

Lapin wrote: »

Ye need to clean up your act lads...................

The thread title is a tad misleading, one parish/area in Cork and the entire county needs to clean up their act :rolleyes:

Lapin

RoverJames wrote: »

The thread title is a tad misleading, one parish/area in Cork and the entire county needs to clean up their act :rolleyes:

Its all local to Cork. Thats the (somewhat unfortunate) perception for those of us who have never heard of Knocknaheeny.
One bad apple rots the whole barrel.

In fairness to the RTE report they are quite clear about it "Knocknaheeny in Cork........", to most folk that's quite clearly an area. If anyone takes from the report that the entire county is a litter blackspot they are nothing short of an idiot.

SisterAnn

minidazzler wrote: »

Just goes to show the northside of anywhere is the bad part.

Yeah? Well then, God speed the day when I get to move over the Shannon to Southill.

Lapin wrote: »

Its all local to Cork. Thats the (somewhat unfortunate) perception for those of us who have never heard of Knocknaheeny.

Never heard of Knocka?!:eek: Next you'll be pleading ignorance about Panna? Do they not teach these places in geography classes any more?

Zebra3

Irish Businesses Against Litter.

Hmmm, never hear them complaining about businesses littering the countryside with their illegal adds outside every town. :rolleyes:

Lapin

SisterAnn wrote: »

Never heard of Knocka?!:eek: Next you'll be pleading ignorance about Panna? Do they not teach these places in geography classes any more?

Where's Panna ?

Well, we always knew that Dublin was a sh1thole filled with nothing but trash - but at least now it's official.

stupidusername

I've been nearly a year living in north inner city and not once have I seen any street cleaners on my street. So ya know maybe that's why

Dudess

Lapin wrote: »

SisterAnn wrote: »

Never heard of Knocka?!:eek: Next you'll be pleading ignorance about Panna? Do they not teach these places in geography classes any more?

Where's Panna ?

It's what a number of non Corkonians think Corkonians call Patrick Street, Cork's main thoroughfare.

Dudess

stupidusername wrote: »

I've been nearly a year living in north inner city and not once have I seen any street cleaners on my street. So ya know maybe that's why

Well the responsibility lies surely first and foremost with the person who litters. That said, when I lived in Ringsend and was walking through the East Wall/North Strand areas one day (literally just across the river from Ringsend) I really noticed all the litter and dog-sh1t which was far worse than just across the river - and it seemed it was more abandoned by the council all right.

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Dudess wrote: »

Well the responsibility lies surely first and foremost with the person who litters. That said, when I lived in Ringsend and was walking through the East Wall/North Strand areas one day (literally just across the river from Ringsend) I really noticed all the litter and dog-sh1t which was far worse than just across the river - and it seemed it was more abandoned by the council all right.

I lived in East Wall for seven years and have never seen anywhere with more dog crap than there.

reprazant

Aylin Better Nap wrote: »

I lived in East Wall for seven years and have never seen anywhere with more dog crap than there.

Stoneybatter and along the NCR?

Its as if people from other areas being their dogs there to crap.

admiralofthefleet

DCC have a lot to answer for when it comes to developing and maintaining the north of the capital. the people who live there cant be blamed for an anti north dublin biased council
sure dolphins barn over on the southside is an awful filthy mess

stupidusername

Dudess wrote: »

Well the responsibility lies surely first and foremost with the person who litters. That said, when I lived in Ringsend and was walking through the East Wall/North Strand areas one day (literally just across the river from Ringsend) I really noticed all the litter and dog-sh1t which was far worse than just across the river - and it seemed it was more abandoned by the council all right.

yes of course it does, but everyone everywhere litters. if O Connell St wasn't constantly kept clean every day that'd be a state too.

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Deleted User wrote: »

Well, we always knew that Dublin was a sh1thole filled with nothing but trash - but at least now it's official.

ooooh- who's a bit of a moany Mike tonight !!

Sonics2k

Knocka doesn't count for anything. Ever.

The place has always been a kip.

Dudess

stupidusername wrote: »

yes of course it does, but everyone everywhere litters. if O Connell St wasn't constantly kept clean every day that'd be a state too.

People in all areas litter, no doubt, but I guess there is more of a sh1t given about some places than others, by those living there. Knocknaheeny is a part of Cork with a LOT of problems - although it has calmed down a bit in the last 10 years or so.
As I said though, that sight I saw in East Wall/North Strand seemed council neglected.

stupidusername

Dudess wrote: »

People in all areas litter, no doubt, but I guess there is more of a sh1t given about some places than others. Knocknaheeny is a part of Cork with a LOT of problems - although it has calmed down a bit in the last 10 years or so.
As I said though, that sight I saw in East Wall/North Strand seemed council neglected.

yeah, and like I was saying in the 11 months I've been living here, not once has anybody cleaned the street I'm living on. though considering that, it's actually not in a bad state (most of it).

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Well I decided yesterday that I would write an email, take some photos of the street I live on and fire them off to the council and I won't be letting the matter rest until action is taken. As many people as possible should do the same if they are concerned about their areas. Its a start anyway

Sonics2k

Dudess wrote: »

People in all areas litter, no doubt, but I guess there is more of a sh1t given about some places than others. Knocknaheeny is a part of Cork with a LOT of problems - although it has calmed down a bit in the last 10 years or so.
As I said though, that sight I saw in East Wall/North Strand seemed council neglected.

Actually, a lot of the Cork papers have just stopped reporting what happens up there.

There's still the nightly car thefts and fights.

Lapin

stupidusername wrote: »

if O Connell St wasn't constantly kept clean every day that'd be a state too.

O'Connell St might be swept and kept clean at street level.

But from there up its a mess, with tacky shopfronts, plastic signage, and vandalism sanctioned by the council and An Bord Pleanna in the guise of good architecture and street furniture.

The place is a mess.

Harpic

Has anyone seen the amount of litter on the M1 from Coolock to Donabate exit recently? I have never seen it so bad.The Council are not doing anything about it.Are we becoming the dirty Irish again

mikemac1

Lapin wrote: »

Irish Business Against Litter group.

They might stop stuffing my letterbox with their stupid flyers.
And putting leaflets on windscreens when people are in mass or at a GAA match
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And stop those distracting signs that pop up by roads as you enter many towns. Councils are trying to get rid of them

corktina

Knocking Knock is like kicking a fella when he's down

It's part of Cork and part of Corks problem.