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Killarney volunteers find increase in disposable coffee cups being dumped

Jun 8, 2026 13:12
By radiokerrynews
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Killarney volunteers find increase in disposable coffee cups being dumped

Volunteers are finding increasingly more disposable coffee cups dumped in and around Killarney.

That's according to the chairperson of Killarney Looking Good, Michael Gleeson.

He was reacting to the news, announced this morning, that Killarney had retained a spot in the top 10 cleanest towns in Ireland.

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Killarney ranked ninth out of 40 towns and cities surveyed in An Taisce's latest Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) survey.

Mr Gleeson wants the government to revisit its mooted latte levy, so people are incentivised to choose a reusable cup over a disposable one:

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