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CCTV footage and drones could be used to tackle illegal dumping under new proposals.   The government has agreed to the general scheme of the Circular Economy Bill which includes provisions for footage to be used under GDPR rules.   Such methods have not been allowed to prosecute people since…

  Community groups and local residents have being reacting angrily to damage caused to the carpark at the Rainbow Ballroom of Romance in Glenfarne over the weekend.     It’s understood that two cars entered the car park on Sunday night and engaged in driving erratically on a gravel surface.…

A local Labour Party representative is backing calls to change the law so CCTV can be used to tackle illegal dumping. Security cameras have been used as a deterrent in the past, however, concerns have been raised more recently around data protection under GDPR rules. Nessa Cosgrove says illegal dumping…

Calls were made at the November meeting of the Manorhamilton MD of Leitrim County Council for an upgrade of the CCTV system in Manorhamilton.   The calls came from local independent Councillor Felim Gurn.   Cllr. Gurn says the existing system has been instrumental in detecting and preventing crimes from…

A county councillor says a government scheme for community CCTV is ‘unworkable’ because of the conditions of the scheme and the recent introduction of data protection rules. The government is to provide €1m over three years for CCTV schemes throughout the country. But Cavan Fianna Fail Councillor John Paul Feeley…