Kerry to name and shame litter louts

LITTER bugs in Kerry are facing a new name-and-shame policy which will see offenders’ identities being published in the local press.

Amid claims that the littering problem in the tourism hotspot is getting worse, Kerry County Council has announced the new initiative alongside more surveillance cameras in well-known blackspots.

Over two million tourists visit Kerry each year and the council’s environment awareness officer, Michael O Coileáin, said littering had become a cause of “embarrassment and shame” in recent times. He suggested that despite the council’s best efforts more rubbish than ever was being dumped in the countryside.