Clare County Council is urging businesses not to supply any waste material to people who don’t have a valid waste collection permit.
The local authority says that traditionally, Halloween has been used by some an an excuse to illegally dispose of waste material on bonfires.
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Last year there were 7 bonfire incidents over the Halloween period, down from 15 the previous year, with the fire service attending 5 incidents in Ennis, 1 in Newmarket on Fergus and 1 in Shannon at a cost of 5,000 euro.
Clare’s Chief Fire Officer Adrian Kelly is warning that Bonfires are illegal:
