Over 800 environment complaints to Tipperary County Council
In one case of ongoing illegal dumping, the penalties amounted to €12,000
So far in 2026, there have been five court cases taken by Tipperary County Council on environmental matters, one involving dumping at a Coillte forest where the defendant was convicted and fined €1,000.
Another case involved a private dwelling, where an individual was fined €1,800. A repeat offender, they were previously convicted for the same issue in 2023.
Three convictions were secured under the Waste Management Act where in the first, €1,000 was secured in penalties.
Another case was taken by the DPP at Clonmel Circuit Court for unauthorised waste activities, where the offender pleaded guilty and was convicted of five offences under the Waste Management Act.
Penalties totalling €3,750 were applied, and the council awarded €2987.47.
In the third case, Judge Keane imposed a six month custodial sentence on an individual, where the case of illegal dumping is ongoing since 2021. Penalties and costs awarded amounted to €12,000.
The information was included in the council’s latest Management Report to the elected members, in the full council meeting held on June 8.
There have been 809 environmental complaints made to-date to the council, the majority of them to do with litter (308) and waste (235).
150 environment complaints had to do with animals, and the remainder made up of water complaints, noise, infrastructure, and air pollution.