Almost two tonnes of waste was removed from illegal encampment sites in Clare on a single day in March.
Clare County Council has revealed that the clean-up operation took place at two separate locations in Ennis where similar operations had previously been conducted.
On Wednesday March 12th of this year, staff from Ennis Municipal District consisting of two crews and three engineers attended two illegal encampment sites in Ennis.
Accompanying them were two members of An Garda Síochána and a private pest control company.
The local authority has stated that during the clean-up, 1.7 tonnes of waste was collected.
It’s understood this included chairs, nappies, buggies, household waste and other items.
The waste was subsequently disposed of at the Central Waste Management Facility in Inagh.
The local authority has noted that a “significant investment of resources” went into cleaning the sites in question in December 2024 and January 2025.
