Tipperary dumping offender fined €12,000 among three prosecutions this year
A person in Tipperary who was fined €12,000 for illegal dumping was one of three cases prosecuted under the Waste Management Act so far this year.
The illegal dumping centred on a long-standing issue of dumping at a quarry in the county.
In this case, a bench warrant was issued for the defendant to appear before the court, according to an update given in Tipperary County Council’s management report.
Judge Marie Keane imposed fines and costs of €12,000 against the defendant, with the fines due to be paid before April 1, or a six-month custodial sentence would be imposed on them.
It was unclear if the person paid the fines or if they ended up going to jail.
In a separate case, another person was convicted and fined €1,800 for dumping to the rear of a property in the county, which could be seen from a public road, the council said.
The person in this case was a re-offender, according to the council, and had previously been convicted of the same offence in 2023.
Judge Marie Keane considered the defendants’ personal situation and imposed fines and costs totalling €1,800.
The third case that has been dealt with by the courts so far this year centred on dumping on Coillte-owned forestry in Tipperary.
In that case, a Coillte officer was called to give evidence before the court, and Judge Keane convicted the defendant and imposed fines and costs of €1,000 against them.
There was also one prosecution under the Litter Pollution Act, which was settled out of court after the defendant paid fines for unauthorised signage, the report added.