Coillte has spent €2m in past five years cleaning up after illegal dumping, with Cork a 'blackspot'

Coillte said there had been nearly 250 dumping incidents in its forests since the beginning of 2022. File picture

Forestry agency Coillte has had to spend almost €1m over the past two and a half years cleaning up after illegal dumping on its lands.

The semi-State company said there had been nearly 250 dumping incidents in its forests since the beginning of 2022.