Three cubes of diesel sludge discovered in North Louth

The scene at Water Lodge this morning

Three cubes of diesel sludge have been discovered dumped in the north of the county.

The find was made at Water Lodge near Balregan in Kilcurry with around 3,000 litres of the toxic waste discovered.

One of the cubes is reported to be leaking towards the water course, while the road has been described as “very slippy”.

Local Gardaí are on the scene while Louth County Council will hope to remove the cubes later this morning.

Picture credit: Pat O’Shaughnessy (Twitter)

Diesel laundering waste found in Kilcurry

A further quantity of diesel laundering waste was found abandoned in North Louth this morning.

Up to 5,000 litres of the toxic sludge was found at Balregan in Kilcurry shortly before 6am.

Louth County Council are dealing with the matter at present.

Further toxic diesel waste dumped in the area

Another 10,000 litres of toxic diesel sludge has been discovered dumped in Louth today.

Around 4,000 litres were found at Balregan near the motorway juniction, while around 6,000 litres was discovered at the ESB substation at Ballykelly, where toxic diesel sludge was also dumped the day before.

Today’s find at Ballykelly, just off the Dundalk-Carrickmacross Road, included three containers and eleven 205-litre drums – around half of which had burst and spilled open.

Louth County Council says the latest finds bring to 56,000 litres the amount of the toxic waste that has been illegally dumped in the county so far this year from 21 different discoveries. To date the disposal costs top €70,000.