Bin the bonfires, plead firemen

MORE THAN €1 million was spent cleaning up Hallowe’en bonfires and fireworks last year, Dublin city chiefs revealed.

Bin the bonfires, plead firemen

And irresponsible businesses in the capital were criticised yesterday for helping children stockpile for the big night this year.

“Hallowe’en is not an excuse for illegal dumping and we are horrified to hear of businesses providing tyres, old furniture and other waste materials to young people for bonfires in recent weeks,” said Lord Mayor Paddy Bourke.

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