IT’S emerged that Tralee is the second worst offender in the country for not paying the TV licence fee.
According to a story in The Irish Times, more than 16,000 summonses were issued nationally last year for non-payment of TV licences.
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While the majority, 9,761, of these were issued in Dublin, Tralee came second with 540 summonses issued.
Wexford was next largest with 399 summonses issued, followed by Ennis (393) and then Limerick (391).
It’s estimated that 15 per cent of people evade paying the €160 fee, costing revenue more than €25 million a year.
Here is the list of court offences and summonses issued:
Athlone 88
Ballina 37
Bray 162
Carlow 104
Carrick On Shannon 57
Cavan 189
Castlebar 107
Clonakilty 125
Clonmel 335
Cork 256
Donegal 10
Dublin 9,761
Dundalk 331
Ennis 393
Galway 306
Kilkenny 108
Letterkenny 78
Limerick 391
Longford 162
Loughrea 86
Mallow 250
Monaghan 82
Mullingar 195
Naas 390
Nenagh 317
Portlaoise 242
Roscommon 39
Sligo 170
Tralee 540
Trim 292
Tullamore 207
Waterford 298
Wexford 399
Youghal 59
