Dublin City Council action plan to tackle invasive species costing economy €2m a year

A city council has introduced proposals for tackling invasive alien animals and plants, which are estimated to cost the economy over €2m a year.

Dublin City Council claims it is the first local authority in Ireland to produce an invasive alien species action plan.

It aims to take on the spread of problematic foreign species such as Japanese knotweed, Himalayan balsam, and American mink.