Council outlaws smoking and cursing in Waterford parks

No cursing, no smoking, no picking the flowers — these are just some of the rules recently implemented by Waterford City and County Council in a bid to curb anti-social behaviour in its parks and public spaces.

The authority, which evidently feels very strongly about vulgarity, has decided to ban the use of “obscene or profane language” in these areas.

The tough stance is part of a raft of new rules which also ban all forms of smoking, including the use of e-cigarettes.