Communities across Cavan and Monaghan came together for National Spring Clean 2023 to make a difference for the environment by removing 21 tonnes of litter from various locations across the two counties.
National Spring Clean is operated by the Environmental Education Unit of An Taisce in partnership with Local Authorities and supported by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and Mars Wrigley Ireland. Throughout the month of April, the National Spring Clean encouraged communities to tackle the problem of litter in local towns and villages.
This year almost 60 Cavan groups and 50 groups in Monaghan registered to take part, making the national clean-up effort one of Ireland's largest campaigns to date.
2,000 volunteers joined Spring Clean 23 in County Monaghan removing an estimated 10 tonnes of litter. Furthermore, National Spring Clean has been a starting point for a large number of groups to organise regular clean-up events all year long. Clean-ups took place in various locations across the county, including Carrickmacross, Emyvale, Castleblayney, Ballinode, Tullybryan, and many more. Among them, Monaghan Harps Hurling carried out a massive clean-up in the area around their club, as part of their project to achieve the GAA Green Club status.
Over 1,000 volunteers in Cavan helped remove an estimated 11 tonnes of litter in Bailieborough, Butlersbridge, Drumcrow, Virginia, Belturbet and many more. Cavan Tidy Towns also took part in a National Spring Clean, with clean-ups of the Cootehill Road, Kilmore Road and the Green Lough Park, as well as launching the 'Can we recycle it?' Schools Art Project in Gaelscoil Bhréifne.]
