ILLEGAL dumping by litter louts may result in the two bins located in Pearse Park being removed should the problem persist.

Fianna Fáil Cllr Norma Foley raised the issue at the Tralee Municipal District meeting of Kerry County Council on Monday where she asked that the matter of illegal dumping there be looked at a matter of urgency.

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Council management said they would continue to closely monitor the area to catch the culprits, but if the problem persisted, they would have to remove the bins. They said this method was used previously in another part of town and proved successful in eliminating the dumping problem in that area.

“I’d be slow to take them away. Maybe we could have bins with a smaller access point to prevent domestic rubbish being dumped there,” said Cllr Foley, who welcomed closer monitoring of the area.

“Pearse Park is a hugely significant part of our town, it always does well in Tidy Towns and it is such a shame and a poor reflection on our town that it is being abused in this manner,” she said.