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A HALF tonne of rubbish, including a fridge freezer and the front door of a house, was dumped along a road- side in Meelick, a court has heard. Arising out of the incident, Tina Quilligan, of Cannonbreen Park, Thomondgate, Limerick, was fined €400, at Shannon District Court.
Garda John Kelleher told the court that a variety of rubbish was dumped at Gortgarraun, Meelick, on Decem- ber 23 last.
These included a fridge freezer, the door of a house, sheets of corrugated iron, paper, cardboard, plastic pack- aging, Christmas wrapping and gen- eral household rubbish.
It was dumped by the side of the
road and was visible from the public road, the court heard.
Correspondence found in the rub- bish led gardai to the defendant.
She admitted some of the rubbish came from her house and some of the Christmas wrapping had her childrens’ names on it. It cost Clare County Council €316 to clean up the rubbish.
Defending solicitor Caitriona Car- mody said her client, a mother-of- five, was doing work to the rear of her house. She saw an advertisement in a newspaper and contact the number on it, to remove the rubbish.
“She paid them and expected them to dispose of it legitimately, but they didn’t,” she said. “She is here to plead guilty,’ added Ms Carmody.