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Council investigating number of serious dumping cases around Kerry

Aug 29, 2024 17:21
By radiokerrynews
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Council investigating number of serious dumping cases around Kerry

There's been a serious escalation in cases of indiscriminate dumping around Kerry in the past week.

Kerry County Council has been informed of a number of incidents in North Kerry, with two of the more serious offences occurring in Castleisland.

On Friday, a large amount of cardboard wrapping from electrical appliances was dumped on Powell's Road, while on Monday, a large volume of clothes were left strewn around the children's playground in the town.

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Cllr Charlie Farrelly says the council is following a definite lead on the Powell's Road incident.

He also says parents in Castleisland are 'raging' that the playground was used as a dump, particularly as there's a clothes bank right across the road.

Calling for cameras to be installed at civic amentiy sites, he says this recent incident was 'a new low':

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