The biggest community clean-up event in the country is taking place in Limerick today.
It's the 10th annual Good Friday volunteer clean-up, run by Team Limerick Clean-Up.
The event is running across the entire city and county, with over 23,500 volunteers getting involved.
This year, people in TLC10 are encouraged to bring a friend in making Limerick a cleaner and more environmentally friendly county.
The project has seen over 500 tonnes of litter gathered from the streets by volunteers and event partner, Mr. Binman, since it began in 2015.
Overall participation figures are over the 100,000-mark and include volunteers from schools, colleges and GAA clubs, to Munster Rugby, community, residential groups, businesses, charities, nursing homes and well-known faces locally.
This morning's event kicked off with the cutting of a birthday cake in St Munchin's Community Centre to mark the 10th anniversary.
We’re off to a flying start at St Munchin’s Community Centre for #TLC10 💚👏 pic.twitter.com/8lPLDEXuQW
— Team Limerick Clean-Up (@TLC_Limerick) April 18, 2025
Mayor Limerick John Moran says the atmosphere on the day is great:
"The high-vis jackets are on. We're encouraging everybody to stay safe because there's a bit of wind today. But, I get the sense people are still turning up. One or two people told me they were cheating a little bit, they'd done a clean up of their neighbourhood yesterday and the day before, when the sun was shining, and I think they're just going to have a bit of a party today."
Team Limerick Clean-Up Joint Founder, Helen O'Donnell, says it's a big occasion:
"The whole county and city is involved in this project for the last ten years. It's literally from the Kerry border, to the Clare border, Tipperary border, back to the Clare border. So, it'll be like a hive of activity."
The popular tea & coffee gatherings after the clean-up will also be held at locations throughout the city and county.
