Man jailed over illegal dumping brings action against waste company

A businessman from County Donegal who was imprisoned for nine weeks in 2019 over illegal dumping has initiated High Court proceedings against another waste disposal operator. Jim Ferry, whose former company Ferry Refuse Collection faced enforcement action by Donegal County Council for illegally burying waste at Rossbraken, has brought the action against firms operating at Labbadish, Manorcunningham, Letterkenny. Mr Ferry claims the facility is functioning without proper planning permission in breach of the Planning and Development Act 2000 and the Waste Management Act 1996. He seeks orders to restrain the respondents from continuing unauthorised waste and recycling operations at the site, alleging environmental damage to lands adjoining the Corkery River, which flows upstream from Lough Swilly. The matter was mentioned before Mr Justice Charles Meenan at the High Court on Monday, where adjournment was granted to allow the respondents time to prepare a sworn reply to the allegations.