Auctioneer convicted over sign at crossroads

An auctioneering firm has been found guilty of an offence under the Litter Pollution Act for having a poster at a crossroads.

DNG Michael Galvin auctioneers of Bandon, Co Cork, came to the attention of a local authority environment officer over the poster advertising the firm and its services, last October.

In the case, heard at a sitting of Bandon District Court, the company DNG Michael Galvin claimed the notice of a fine, and later a court summons, was unfair as other posters had been and are clearly on display in the same manner.