Young offenders to clean graffiti

YOUNG offenders are to be put to work cleaning graffiti as part of a pilot project in Cork city.

The extension of the scheme, which has been piloted in the Mahon area, was rubber-stamped at a council meeting last night.

The pilot project was set up between Cork City Council and the Probation Service following months of talks. It is based on similar projects operating in South Dublin County Council for the last year, and in the Dublin City Council area for a few weeks.