Castle revamp hit by rubbish

THE HUGE effort involved in the revamp of Limerick’s King John’s Castle is being ruined by people who use the river as a rubbish tip, members of Limerick city and county council’s municipal authority have been told.

Independent councillor John Gilligan appealed to the council officials to get in contact with Waterways Ireland, the body responsible for the upkeep of the river.

“There is a huge mound of rubbish dumped between the castle wall and the river. All the work which has been put into the castle is being negated by this unsightly tip,” he said.

He added that he was aware that Waterways Ireland was in charge of the area “and that is one of the biggest problems. They have more excuses than anyone I’ve ever known. There is no logical reason why we should have that mound of rubbish out there”.

Cllr John Loftus (AAA) asked that the rubbish be removed.

“While we are at it, we should remove every single piece of debris from the water,” he said.

The members were told that the local authority will liaise with Waterways Ireland to have the rubbish cleaned up.