Evening Herald
ILLEGAL dumping on a cul-de-sac in a city suburb has turned it into arguably the capital’s filthiest area.
Despite continuous efforts by the local council to clean up Dunsink Lane in Finglas, it remains a rat-infested health hazard.
Dunsink Lane has long been plagued by illegal fly-tipping and dumping, but more than five years since it was barricaded to stop dumping, the problem has persisted on a serious scale.
Local councillor Dessie Ellis said that full-scale illegal dumping, some of which is believed to be carried out by organised crime gangs, has caused the area to develop into a disgusting health hazard.
“The place is overrun by rats and there is the guts of 200 people living up there, and there’s a substantial amount of children. Everyone is complaining.”
He called for the road to be cleaned up and the area made visible both to the gardaí and the council.
