Illegal dumping threatens multi-million tourist industry in Kerry

ILLEGAL dumping in Kerry has gone up by almost 60% this year and is threatening to undermine the area’s multi-million tourist industry, it has been warned.

Some wild and scenic areas are being blighted by the activities of people that go out under cover of darkness and dump everything from household rubbish to old furniture to car wrecks.

And, while there have been calls for a crackdown, some Kerry politicians believe the county council is not getting to grips with the problem.