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Calls for social media to be used to shame those caught illegal dumping

Apr 3, 2025 13:35
By Shannonside News
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Calls for social media to be used to shame those caught illegal dumping

A local councillor is believes that the videos, if posted online, could deter future incidents.

A Carrick-on-Shannon councillor is calling for videos to be put on social media of people suspected of illegal dumping.

Sinn Féin's Cormac Flynn says there's been a rise in the crime in Co Leitrim recently.

He says dumping is taking place on rural roads and the outskirts of town - with furniture and mattresses among the items discarded.

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He's calling on Leitrim County Council to develop a strategy to deter the practice:

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