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Wednesday, 19th February, 2025. Vol. 18, Issue 8 • 9A, Crowe Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Eyes in the sky
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Council to use CCTV to crackdown on illegal dumpers By Paul Byrne LOUTH County Council have announced that a new steering committee will oversee the roll out of CCTV surveillance project across the county within the next two weeks. The CCTV will be installed both covertly and overtly in various litter blackspots across Louth in a bid to thwart the ongoing problem of illegal dumping which has plagued towns and villages across the County for years. Previously, Data Protection issues prevented the use of CCTV cameras to catch illegal dumpers in the act but
all issues around the implementation of CCTV at litter hotspots have now been resolved and once the newly formed steering committee hold their first meeting within the next two weeks, work will begin in earnest to install the CCTV cameras to catch dumpers in the act. There are GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) guidelines in place for local authorities which need to be followed for each and every site that Louth County Council want to install CCTV cameras that are designed to Rosie Murphy from St Mary’s Road, Dundalk has won the prestigious catch illegal dumpers in the act. BBCNI and Arts Council Young Musicians Platform Award. See Page 6. Continued on Page 2