‘Bridge defecator should pick up dog poo for month’

The person who defecated on Cork’s landmark St Patrick’s bridge should be made pick up dog faeces for a month, a city councillor said last night. Sinn Féin councillor Chris O’Leary urged the authorities to use the city’s network of CCTV cameras to track down the culprit, and then use the footage to prosecute the person to the fullest extent possible.

He said part of the punishment should include at least 120 hours of community service, to include picking up the faeces in the city centre and in local parks. City Hall confirmed last night that council staff were dispatched to cleanse and sanitise the area yesterday. Officials will begin work today to try and track down the offender.