Wicklow Council may face mega-millions bill for clean-up

WICKLOW County Council could face a bill for hundreds of millions of euro to clean up illegal dumps in the county.

The Green Party has called on the Minister for the Environment Martin Cullen to provide emergency funding for the Council to assist its investigations of the dumps.

Wicklow County Manager Edward Sheehy requested funds to help investigate the dumping back in May, but Environment Minister Cullen’s department hasn’t replied.