Council claims land used for illegal dump

A local authority has secured High Court orders against a landowner and her son over alleged unlawful dumping of waste, including hazardous waste, in Co Meath over several years.

Meath County Council claims the risk to the environment and human health from two landfill areas on lands near Enfield is significant.

Up to 100,000 tonnes of waste, including quantities of asbestos, was dumped over a number of years up to 2014, along with plastic, tyres, skip waste, soil, stone and mechanically treated waste on two unauthorised areas comprising three acres of a 265-acre farm.