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A woman who dumped rubbish on a bonfire for bonfire night was convicted at Ballina District Court for illegal dumping.

Ireland’s largest anti-litter initiative, the National Spring Clean, has started. Hundreds of volunteers from Westmeath have already signed up to take part in this years initiative with clean-ups currently being planned all over Westmeath.

Don’t you just love the sunshine? Everyone comes out to bask in the little heat we get. You hear more kids playing, see more people out walking, and spend more time out in the garden.

Don’t you just love the sunshine? Everyone comes out to bask in the little heat we get. You hear more kids playing, see more people out walking, and spend more time out in the garden.

A woman has been prosecuted by Westmeath County Council for leaving refuse beside bottle banks in Rathwire.

Volunteers are being sought to help clean litter from Merlin Woods this Sunday, and schools, businesses, community groups, and individuals are being asked to help.

Large litter bins must be placed at bus stops around the city as the bins already there are always full and overflowing, according to Fine Gael Galway City East candidate Frank Fahy.

The National Spring Clean is now in its 11th year and is Ireland’s biggest anti litter campaign.

Athlone and Mullingar are to face stiffer competition in this year’s IBAL Anti-Litter League, after 11 new additions were made to the list of towns to be assessed. The new additions, announced by Minister for the Environment John Gormley this week, bring the total areas to be surveyed for litter levels to 60.

Four defendants were convicted of illegally disposing of their litter at Ballina District Court on Tuesday after an environmental enforcement officer from Mayo County Council was alerted to 22 and a half tonnes of litter strewn in Bonniconlon, which cost the county council €7,749 to clean up.