A clean-up is underway today on a major litter blackspot in Ballybane.
For years, the area has been identified as a blackspot by national surveys, with persistent littering and long-term neglect.
An IBAL survey last month ranked it the second worst urban area in the country.
A contractor is working today to remove litter and overgrown shrubs at Ballybane neighbourhood Village.
Local Fianna Fail Councillor Alan Cheevers says this is a good start.