Difficulty for councils in prosecuting illegal dumpers, despite having video evidence
It has emerged that there is a legal anomaly preventing county councils prosecuting those who dump rubbish illegally on farms. In a Dáil debate on defamation laws in Ireland, the Galway West TD Noel Grealish said that illegal dumping has gone completely out of control “all over the country” in…
Sligo Councillor warns that Greenstar fire must not lead to Illegal dumping
A Sligo Councillor is urging residents of the county to continue to use the Greenstar recycling depot in Sligo Town when it comes to deposing of waste. A serious fire occurred at the Greenstar recycling plant earlier this week, however collection and deposit services are still available at the…
Illegal dumping on the rise during Covid-19
Local authorities across the north west are raising concerns in relation to a worrying increase in illegal dumping since the outbreak of Covid-19. The ongoing restrictions have led many to cleaning out houses and sheds with some deciding to dump their waste illegally. Manorhamilton Municipal District Councillor Sean…
Cameras being deployed in Sligo to combat illegal dumping
A number of cameras are now in operation at locations in County Sligo as part of the effort to clamp down on littering and illegal dumping. Recently, there was littering and illegal dumping of items at bottle banks in Collooney and Ballintogher, as well as dumping at Union Wood.…
More dumping sites have been cleaned up on Dough Mountain in Co. Leitrim
The Environmental Department of Leitrim Council have engaged in a major clean-up of two illegal dumping sites on Dough Mountain in North Leitrim. The mountain, which is part of the Natural Heritage Area and is an important location to main bird species including Hen Harriers, Red Grouse and Sand Martins.…
Donegal Cathaoirleach says lessons need to be learned from RTE programme on illegal dumping
The new Cathaoirleach of the Donegal Municipal District says lessons have to be learned from the recent RTE Investigates Programme on illegal dumping. Fianna Fail Councillor Mícheal Naughton says he has every confidence that the environment section is taking the adequate steps to deal with the issues highlighted in Donegal.…
Fire Services and illegal dumping to be discussed at Donegal meetings this week
The Fire Services and Waste Management are to be discussed at two special meetings in Donegal this week. Today Donegal County Council will be called on to withdraw a controversial proposal to close Ballyshannon Fire Station and merge its services with Bundoran. Ballyshannon (Fine Gael) Councillor Barry O’Neill is to…