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…
Tag: Fly-tipping
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…
I found a receipt from KFC Charlestown in the household waste dumped in Allenwood South / Lullymore last week. I will pass it on the community warden and hopefully CCTV from the shopping centre can be used to identify the vehicle and owner. This waste included used nappies and I’m seeing a lot of these…
There are two things wrong with this photo taken at the 20th Lock on the Grand Canal in Ballyteague this evening. Firstly, people shouldn’t be gathering at the lock to swim during the COVID-19 restrictions, and secondly, they shouldn’t be leaving litter behind them either. The area will be watched more closely now as a…
My sincere thanks on behalf of Allenwood Tidy Towns and the wider community to Seán Corley of The Tyre Box. He took away the illegally dumped tyres in Allenwood South this morning, free of charge. Efforts to engage with Bord na Móna on the matter were unsuccessful. Instead, this local business owner kindly offered to help…
Today I had a conference call with the Garda Superintendent that looks after our Municipal District. Kildare Gardaí are already committed to working with Kildare County Council and community volunteers to combat fly-tipping. In addition to this, they have now agreed to put together an action plan to address specific areas as necessary.
I am offering €250 as a reward for information that leads to the prosecution of the individual that was responsible for dumping this pile of used tyres in Allenwood South, Co. Kildare. The crime was committed around 24th April. Information can be provided to me in confidence, by phone on 087-2328867 or by email to…
At our full council meeting yesterday, I raised a motion to ask if the council has every power available to it to stop fly tippers from desecrating our countryside. I also asked that the council formally notify the Minister for the Environment of our concerns over the ineffectiveness of the €150 fine. With the support…