Carbury Bog is the only Natural Heritage Area in the north-west of the county and the road through it seems to get littered a lot, sadly. Thanks to the local Tidy Towns groups on either side of the bog for coming together to get it cleaned up this weekend. I am going to see about…
Tag: Fly-tipping
Massive thanks to the staff of Lullymore Heritage & Discovery Park for volunteering to clean up this load of household waste that was dumped in Bord na Móna owned Lodge Bog. Bord na Móna did not have the resources to do it, but the local community group LBDC Community Alert were able to get it…
There is a €150 fine on the way to this Hiace van driver that threw his plastic bottle onto the road side near Dag Welds the other day. It should be a much bigger fine in my opinion, but it might make him have more respect for our countryside the next time he’s passing through…
Well done to Tim Maher and all the residents on Station Road, Allenwood for holding a massive community clean-up on Saturday. Over 30 bags were gathered and I have arranged for the council to take them away. Thanks also to Allenwood Tidy Towns, Allenwood GFC and Martin Farrell for their support. Local businessman, Martin Farrell,…
On behalf of Allenwood Tidy Towns, my thanks to local landowners, residents, bog owners and our neighbours AES Bord na Móna in Drehid, for gathering up and removing almost 22 tonnes of waste from the laneway to Blake’s Bog in Allenwood. Now that we have it clean, we are going to do our best to…
Beautiful Ballyteague Forest was the latest target of illegal dumping this week. Evidence was found by myself and the Community Warden today. A family in Bray, Co. Wicklow, will be fined and possibly brought before a judge now to explain why their household waste ended up in a lovely local amenity in Co. Kildare. I…
As secretary of Allenwood Tidy Towns, we were only delighted to help with cleaning up and securing the lane into Blake’s Bog. A man with a van will be up in court after dumping the household waste of a family in Laois here last month. The family will receive fines also I am told. In…
Over 7 pieces of evidence were found identifying a family in Laois after their personal documents and household waste were thrown around Blake’s Bog, Allenwood. The criminal cut through a metal barrier to gain access to the private lane which runs just behind the playing pitches of Allenwood GFC. Our Community Warden visited the site…
I stopped off at Rahin Wood this afternoon for a quick litter pick around the entrance. I will be asking Coillte to do what they can to keep the area tidy during these busy times. If you like to litter pick in your local area then reach out to your local community group for litter…
My submission in relation to the Draft Kildare Litter Management Plan 2020 – 2023 is now available to view below. My main points are around naming and shaming fly tippers, the availability of the council street sweeper trucks in the villages, community supports for graffiti removal and bins, dealing with unauthorised advertising signs and ways…