Tag: Illegal dumping
‘Long-awaited’ legislation to allow CCTV use to combat illegal dumping of...
"Long-awaited" legislation to allow County Councils to use CCTV cameras to combat illegal dumping of waste in local areas is "on the way" according...
Illegal dumping continues to raise the ire of Laois Councillors
Illegal dumping continues to be a blight on our our beautiful county, with the issue raising the ire of local Councillors yet again.
Cllr Seamus...
Calls for prison sentences for ‘repeat offenders’ as clampdown needed on...
"People are sick to the teeth of illegal dumping and the measures in place are not doing anything to deter it".
So says the Cathaoirleach...
In Pictures: Lane that Laois children use to get to school...
A lane that is used by around 100 children in Laois in order to get to school is in a terrible state.
Pictures below show...
Almost 600 complaints to Laois County Council this year over illegal...
Laois County Council is continuing with its carrot and stick approach to illegal dumping and waste management - and so far this year it...
Council throwing the kitchen sink at cleaning up Laois
Toilet bowls and cisterns, sofas, televisions, freezers, mattresses, you name it and it has been found dumped in the bogs, hedgerows, forest tracks and...
Disgraceful and disgusting dumping in Portlaoise to be tackled
One of the worst ever illegal dumping cases in the county has been highlighted at the monthly council meeting with the Chief Executive, John...
Calls to enforce sanctions to tackle illegal dumping in Laois
Eoin Barry, Labour Party representative in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington municipal district has called for the enforcement of sanctions to tackle illegal dumping in Laois.
He said:...
76 tonnes of rubbish dumped in Laois since January
Yes, you read that correctly. There has been 76 tonnes of rubbish dumped in Laois since January of this year.
€47,700 has been spent by...
Council to use drones and hidden cameras to fight illegal dumping...
Laois County Council are using hidden cameras and will soon be using drones to fight the illegal dumping problem we are currently experiencing.
Over the...
In Pictures: Disgusting illegal dumping at disused Laois school
This is absolutely disgusting.
These pictures, sent to us by one of our followers, show large scale illegal dumping at two former National Schools in...
Calls for ‘disgraceful’ illegal dumping in Laois bogs to end
Laois County Council have been called to seek funding from the Department of the Environment to combat 'disgraceful' dumping in Laois bogs.
Cllr John King...
Illegal dumping costing Laois over €400,000
A staggering €445,000 is spent dealing with illegal dumping and litter in Laois, it has been revealed.
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley introduced a new...