Should littering fines be more strict?

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Should littering fines be more strict?

Information obtained by Newstalk Breakfast under freedom of information has shown a sharp drop in fines issued for littering in Dublin City. The data collected has shown that only 68 fines have been given out in 2025. If this continues, there will be an 89% drop in fines in the past two years. That includes a 77% drop in Central Dublin, and just one single fine has been issued in Dublin North central in the past 19 months, down from 94 issued in 2023. This is despite the North Inner City being named the most littered area in Ireland by Irish Business Against Litter last month… Joining Andrea to discuss this is Damien Boylan, Councillor with Cork North City, Dave O’Reilly, Chair of Tidy Towns, owner of Martin Gear Jewellers, Martin Gear and more.

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