Louth councillor calls for Carlingford bins to be emptied at weekends in April

Dundalk-Carlingford's Cllr Andrea McKevitt has asked that Louth County Council consider extend bin emptying at weekends in the Cooley Peninsula to April, to help cut down on the amount of litter in Carlingford Village during busy weekends, when the village sees an influx of people due to the improving weather.

In her motion at the Dundalk Municipal District April meeting which took place on 8 April, Cllr McKevitt said that she was: "Calling on Louth County Council to extend the bin emptying at weekends in the Cooley peninsula to the month of April, effective from this coming weekend."

Responding to Cllr McKevitt's motion, Director of Place Making and Physical Development, David Jones, said that: "The weekend bin collection service in north Louth during the summer season was extended in recent years to incorporate the period May-August. There are no plans to extend this period for the 2025 season."

Mr Jones added, "However, consideration will be given to facilitating a bin collection service over the forthcoming Easter bank holiday weekend which falls during the month of April."

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Cllr McKevitt welcomed the news that a bin collection service over Easter was being considered, but asked at the April meeting that the local authority reconsider its decision going forward.