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The third phase of the Gum Litter Taskforce...
Winter 2009
The third phase of the Gum Litter Taskforce (GLT) national awareness campaign kicked off in June 2009 and ran until the 5 October 2009 with a record high of 30 local authorities taking part. More >
The second phase of the Gum Litter Taskforce...
Autumn 2008
The second phase of the Gum Litter Taskforce national environmental awareness campaign was launched on the 16 June 2008 in Cork city and will run until the 2 November 2008 More >
The launch of the first phase of the Gum Litter
Autumn 2007
The launch of the first phase of the Gum Litter Taskforce National Campaign took place between 16 July and 27 July 2007 in the 15 selected Local Authority areas ... More >
The Gum Litter Taskforce (GLT) Spring 2007
Spring 2007
The Gum Litter Taskforce (GLT) was established last year under a negotiated agreement between the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (DEHLG) and... More >
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Dr. Mary Stack with Town Mayor Paddy Whiddy, Katie Quinlan Cobh Community Centre, Cobh Tidy Towns Representative Hendrick Verwey and Birgit O Driscoll of An Taisce. Members of Comhairle na nóg join Cathaoirleach Councillor Gerry Murray at the launch of Sligo County Council's Gum Litter Awareness Campaign in Ballymote. Also included are Councillor Pat McGrath and Fineen O'Driscoll, Acting Director of Services Sligo County Council. Pictured at the launch of the 2009 National GLT Campaign in Waterford city on the 15 June 2009 are from left to right Ella Ryan Enviornmental Awareness Officer, Mayor of Waterford Jack Walsh and Paul Flynn Litter Warden. Neville Knott from RTE's Showrooms programme, Danny McHugh Litter Warden and students from the Boyle Boy Scouts helped to launch the National 2009 GLT campaign in Boyle, Co. Roscommom on the 26 June 2009. Pictured at the launch of the national Gum Litter Taskforce campaign on the 16 June 2008 in Cork City were Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Donal Counihan and street performers from Cork Community Circus Project. Pictured at the launch of the national Gum Litter Taskforce campaign on the 16 June 2008 in Cork City were Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Donal Counihan, street performers from Cork Community Circus Project and Cork City Litter Warden Noel Long, who were encouraging people to dispose of gum responsibly in a bin. Pictured at the launch of the national Gum Litter Taskforce campaign on the 16 June 2008 in Cork City were Cork City Council Litter Wardens who were encouraging people to bin their gum responsibly. Pictured L to R: Emma Richmond, Alison Walsh, Sarah Maloney and Melissa Connick from Lucan Community College who were promoting the GLT campaign in the Lucan Shopping Centre on the 12 September 2008. L to R: Jennifer Keightley, Olivia Fennelly, Laura Jasaityte, Deirdre Hooban, Megan Kearns, Pupils of Mountrath Brigidine Secondary School at the Laois County Council Gum Litter Taskforce mid-campaign boost on the 19 September 2008. A GLT campaign poster pictured on the side of a Dublin bus during the campaign. A GLT campaign poster being displayed in-situ during the national campaign. The launch of the National Gum Litter Taskforce campaign in Cashel on the 19 July 2007: Fermoy Town Council Campaign Boost on the streets of Fermoy town on the the 7 December 2007:The launch of the National Gum Litter Taskforce campaign in Cashel on the 19 July 2007: Westmeath County Council Campaign Boost in the Athlone Shopping Centre on the 7 December 2007: The launch of the National Gum Litter Taskforce campaign in Galway on the 16 July 2007: Left to right: Paul Kelly, Chairman of the Gum Litter Taskforce, Cllr. Tom Costello, Galway City Mayor and Daithi O'Se, TG4. Left to right: Simone Kelly, Bo Slattery, Claire Hinch South Dublin County Council, Betty Gum Boot, Aoife Walsh, Fiona Doyle, Sarah Woodhouse and Rachel Murphy John Martin (Cloverhill), Betty Gum Boot and street entertainers at the Gum Litter Taskforce Launch in Roscommon in July 2007. Mayor of Limerick Cllr Ger Fahy, with Limerick City Council's Giant Environmental Inspector at the Limerick City Gum Litter Taskforce campaign boost to raise awareness of gum litter in December 2007
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