The Irish Business Against Litter Award for 2022 has gone to Naas in County Kildare for the second year running.
2022 IBAL ANTI-LITTER LEAGUE – FINAL STANDINGS
| Area | Classification | |
| 1 | Naas | Cleaner than European Norms |
| T2 | Kilkenny | Cleaner than European Norms |
| T2 | Maynooth | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 4 | Castlebar | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 5 | Ennis | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 6 | Letterkenny | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 7 | Cavan | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 8 | Monaghan | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 9 | Mullingar | Cleaner than European Norms |
| T10 | Gorey | Cleaner than European Norms |
| T10 | Midleton | Cleaner than European Norms |
| 12 | Waterford City Centre | Clean to European Norms |
| T13 | Ballinasloe | Clean to European Norms |
| T13 | Dublin Airport Environs | Clean to European Norms |
| 15 | Wicklow | Clean to European Norms |
| 16 | Athlone | Clean to European Norms |
| 17 | Sligo | Clean to European Norms |
| 18 | Crumlin | Clean to European Norms |
| 19 | Galway City Centre | Clean to European Norms |
| 20 | Portlaoise | Clean to European Norms |
| T21 | Navan | Clean to European Norms |
| T21 | Tralee | Clean to European Norms |
| 23 | Tipperary | Clean to European Norms |
| 24 | Waterford City – Ballybeg | Clean to European Norms |
| 25 | Carlow | Clean to European Norms |
| 26 | Roscommon | Clean to European Norms |
| 27 | Longford | Clean to European Norms |
| 28 | Killarney | Clean to European Norms |
| 29 | Cork Northside | Moderately littered |
| 30 | Tallaght | Moderately littered |
| 31 | Dublin City Centre | Moderately littered |
| 32 | Drogheda | Moderately littered |
| 33 | Limerick City South – Galvone | Moderately littered |
| 34 | Dundalk | Littered |
| 35 | Galway Inner City – Ballybane | Littered |
| 36 | Ballymun | Littered |
| 37 | Limerick City Centre | Littered |
| 38 | Cork City Centre | Littered |
| 39 | Dublin North Inner City | Littered |
| 40 | Mahon – Cork City | Seriously littered |
Kilkenny and Maynooth took second and third place respectively while Mahon in Cork was voted the most untidy of 40 surveyed.
Waterford was deemed the tidiest City just ahead of Galway.
Wicklow Town was deemed ‘clean’ in 15th spot.
An Taisce conducted the survey on behalf of IBAL. Its report for Wicklow town stated:
"With so many top ranking sites within Wicklow Town, there are a few which deserve special mention – the large expanse of parkland at BlackCastle was not only excellent with regard to litter but a lovely space which has been very well presented and maintained; Abbey Street / Main Street was looking very well, further enhanced by ornamental trees / large planter boxes; the ‘managed Murrough Recycle Facility was spotless, a credit to the staff working there. The one blot on the landscaped was Murrough Industrial Estate – it wasn’t just littered but subject to dumping of larger items."
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