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EPISODE · Aug 11, 2025 · 9 MIN

New figures reveal sharp drop in litter fines in Dublin City

from Newstalk Breakfast

There has been a sharp drop in fines issued for littering in Dublin City. That’s according to information obtained by Newstalk Breakfast under freedom of information.   Just 68 fines have been given out in 2025 so far, and if that trend holds, there will be an 89 per cent drop in fines in the past two years.  We discuss this and more with Mannix Flynn, Independent Councilor for Dublin Bay South.

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