Litter lout bagged after fine reminder note found

A LITTER lout who appeared in court three times last year was identified on the last occasion when county council officials found a note reminding her to pay an on-the-spot fine in one of 11 bags she’d dumped.

The case was confirmed yesterday by Cork County Council’s litter warden supervisor in south Cork, Jim Dooley, who said up to 70% of illegal dumping within a five kilometre radius of the city was being perpetrated by city dwellers.

Mr Dooley said that €650 on-the-spot fines were issued in the south Cork area last year - a region encompassing Youghal to Macroom and down to Kinsale.