01/09/2015

IBAL Names Naas As Cleanest Town In Co Kildare

Naas has been named the cleanest town in Co Kildare by the Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL).

The IBAL results show the county town finishing 12th overall in the national rankings.

Naas Mayor Councillor James Lawless welcomed the results.

He said: "This is a great positive result for Naas town. It's a credit to Naas Tidy Towns as well as the many other community and business groups who have worked particularly hard in recent years to improve the cleanliness of town."

IBAL is a business backed initiative which looks to promote the cleanliness of towns in order to promote tourism, FDI and indigeous business.

(LM)

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