Hidden CCTV cameras set to be used in litter 'blackspots' around Cork in bid to stem illegal dumping

Councillors asked for covert CCTV to be used following a recent report which detailed how contractors working for the local authority recently picked up 580 big black bags of litter along a section of the N20 Cork-Limerick road

Cork councillors have demanded 'a get-tough policy' if people are caught dumping and want to name and shame culprits. File picture

Covert cameras look set to be deployed soon in known "blackspots" in Co Cork in an effort to stem an avalanche of illegal dumping.

A senior council official said it was establishing "an oversight body", which would allow it to operate the cameras under a code of practice which satisfies directions from the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner for their use.