Littering Travellers - Equality also applies to rule of law

THE appalling mess left by Travellers at two of Munster’s most popular beaches, resulting in temporary loss of their Blue Flag status, was an absolute disgrace.

Not even the most ardent defender of the rights of Travellers can justify the feckless attitude of people who turned the public car park at Garrettstown and Garylucas beaches in West Cork into rubbish tips.

Discarded furniture, bags of rubbish and other debris had to be cleared by Cork County Council after more than 30 Travellers’ caravans, mainly with British registrations, moved on.