{"id":122217,"date":"2025-11-05T00:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T00:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/122217\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T00:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T00:08:11","slug":"abandoned-bins-removed-from-laneways-in-limerick-city-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/122217\/","title":{"rendered":"Abandoned bins removed from laneways in Limerick city centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NINETEEN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/section\/1065\/environment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">abandoned<\/a> bins have been removed from laneways across the city centre, as part of a new clean-up drive.<\/p>\n<p>These are bins which have no stickers to show they are certified by council and paid for, and have been left in public spaces by private owners.<\/p>\n<p>They are often left there for a long period of time and are evident by foul smelling odours from rotting refuse.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/news\/business\/1934600\/historic-shop-in-limerick-city-centre-wins-bi-monthly-tidy-towns-award.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Historic shop in Limerick city centre wins bi-monthly Tidy Towns award<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, metropolitan district leader Cllr Daniel Butler has been working with the local authority executive to have clean-outs done of various laneways in the centre.<\/p>\n<p>Some 19 of these bins were removed from a number of city centre locations, including Limerick Lane, Augustinian Lane, Fox\u2019s Bow and Fish Lane.<\/p>\n<p>Cllr Butler said: \u201cI welcome the swift action taken by our cleansing crews to respond to long-standing issues around illegal dumping and the general upkeep of our lanes. These clean-ups make a visible difference and show what can be achieved through focused effort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said more needs to be done to ensure the city centre stays clean, safe and welcoming for residents, businesses and visitors alike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe council will continue to prioritise city centre maintenance, working closely with local representatives, businesses, and the wider community to address problem areas and support a cleaner, more vibrant Limerick,\u201d he pledged.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NINETEEN abandoned bins have been removed from laneways across the city centre, as part of a new clean-up&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122218,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,246,61,60,1396,14563],"class_list":["post-122217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-environment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-limerick","tag-limerick-city-and-county-council"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}