Council reveals busy workload for Halloween

Dublin People 13 Nov 2015
Dublin City Council staff were busy over the Halloween period. PHOTO: DARREN KINSELLA

UP TO 28 tonnes of bonfire material and over 200 tyres were removed in the Dublin North West Area by Dublin City Council staff in the run up to Halloween.

The council began removing materials on October 3 and issued over 1,200 warning letters to residents advising them not to store bonfire materials in their gardens before October 31.

“We worked closely with residents to ensure that skips in the area were removed on or before October 31 in order to minimise materials available for the bonfires,” a report to councillors said.

A number of early morning raids were also carried out on properties where large amounts of bonfire materials were being stored during October.

On October 30 and 31, council staff began collecting materials at 5am, working constantly until 4pm. Gardaí supported the staff and provided assistance all day on Halloween.

Bonfires were reduced by three locations in Finglas and one in Ballymun compared to 2014. A number of spots used for Ballymun bonfires in the past were not used, including Cranogue Road and Balcurris Park.

The council said preventative action in Cabra resulted in a relatively quiet Halloween in the area.

“We are thankful to residents in Drumcliffe and Killala for responding to our requests to ensure that no bonfires were 

held on the vulnerable parts of the swales,” a council official said.

 

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