Suspected Kildare canal dumper identified
Some of the rubbish taken from the canal
BAGS and bags of domestic rubbish were found dumped in the canal at Naas Harbour in recent weeks.
It took many hands to remove all of the waste including Naas Tidy Towns, students from the CBS secondary school and Waterways Ireland.
Chair of Naas Tidy Towns, cllr Bill Clear commended all who came out to help with the cleanup, especially the CBS boys who “did a great job.”
Naas Tidy Towns, who did commendable work, were not able to get in far enough to remove all of the rubbish.
Waterways Ireland then got involved and hired a digger to remove the rest of the rubbish.
Naas cllr Bill Clear estimated that there was around 25 bags full of domestic waste thrown into the canal.
Cllr Clear said: “Anyone who does that is a disgusting, dirty person. It’s unfair to local residents.
"It’s not tolerated in this day and age.”
It's understood the council believe they have identified the culprit and will issue a fine for the dumping that they must pay or be brought to court.
“We found evidence of the person in one of the bags of rubbish on a jobseeker's receipt,” said cllr Clear. “A fine will be issued and if they don’t pay they will be named and shamed.”
