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.

Toxic diesel sludge discovered dumped at Ballykelly

Three containers of diesel sludge have been found dumped at the ESB substation at Ballykelly on the Carrickmacross-Dundalk Road, close to Louth Village.

Louth County Council were notified of the discovery this morning, with experts on site shortly afterwards to deal with the problem.

This is the 19^th time so far this year that toxic fuel waste has been found dumped at various locations around the country.

Around 50,000 litres has had to be disposed of so far with 28,000 litres of this being dumped at the ESB substation at Ballykelly. People in this area are asked to be vigilant of people dumping items here as so far the cost of disposing of the sludge has cost Louth County Council €45,000.