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The clean towns but polluted cities – a new survey.

Na bailte glan ach cathracha truaillithe – suirbhé nua.

Most small towns and large towns in the country are clean but the majority of cities are polluted according to the latest assessment from IBAL (Irish Businesses Against Litter).

Tá formhór bhailte beaga agus bhailte móra na tíre glan ach tá tromlach na gcathracha truaillithe de réir an mheasúnú is deireannaí ó IBAL (Gnóluchtaí na hÉireann in Aghaidh Bruscair).

The survey was carried out under the auspices of An Taisce which shows that Maynooth was the cleanest of the 40 towns and cities examined, while Dundalk is "badly polluted".

Faoi choimirce An Taisce a déanadh an suribhé a léiríonn gurbh í Maigh Nuad is glaine den 40 baile agus cathair a scrúdaíodh, agus go bhfuil Dún Dealgan "truaillithe go dona".

There is an account for the first time of the pollution of cigarette devices, "extremely poisonous rubbish" which IBAL says not only because they are mostly made of plastic but because of the lithium battery in them.

Tá cuntas an chéad uair ar thruailliú gléasanna galtoitín, "bruscar rí-nimhiúil" a deir IBAL ní hé amháin mar gur as plaisteach is mó atá siad déanta ach mar gheall ar an gcadhnra litiam iontu.

These gadgets were found in 6% of the sites accounted for.

Fritheadh na giuirléidí sin i 6 faoin gcéad de na suíomhanna a bhfuil cuntas déanta orthu.

With the peak of the tourist season upon us it is said that 90% of the towns are clean, but that is not true for only 28% of metropolitan areas.

Agus buaic shéasúr na tursaóireachta linn deirtear go bhfuil 90 faoin gcéad de na bailte glan, ach nach fíor sin ach i gcás 28 faoin gcéad de cheantair cathrach.

Galway and Waterford are the only two cities that have been awarded "clean status".

Is iad Gaillimh agus Port Láirge an t-aon dá chathair a bhfuil "stádas glan" bronnta orthu.

On the other hand, Dundalk and Tralee are the only two towns that failed to achieve that status in the towns section.

Ar an taobh eile den scéal, is iad Dún Dealgan agus Trá Lí an t- aon dá bhaile a theip an stádas sin a bhaint amach i rannóg na mbailte.

The study shows that the core of the city is deteriorating, from "fairly littered" to "polluted".

Léiríonn an staidéar go bhfuil croílár na hardcathrach ag gábhail in olcais, ó "réasúnta truaillithe le bruscar" go "truaillithe".

It is good news that the number of "highly polluted" sites in the country has fallen in 2023, after they also decreased last year.

Deascéala é go bhfuil líon na láithreacha "mór-thruaillithe" sa tír tar éis titim i 2023, tar éis dóibh laghdú freisin anuraidh.

Cork City has improved, as has Drogheda.

Tá Cathair Chorcaí feabhsaithe, mar atá Droichead Átha.

In the case of that town in Co. Louth, a strong boost has been made, from "highly polluted" in 2022 to "normal European cleanliness level" now.

I gcás an bhaile mór sin i gCo Lú tá treisiú tréan déanta, ó "mhór- thruaillithe" i 2022 go "gnáthleibhéal glaineachta Eorpach" anois.