WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH: Fred McDonogh was left angry to find someone had carelessly dumped their rubbish in a car parking space in Killarney town this week. Photo: Michelle Crean

By Michelle Crean

A local businessman was left angered to find a bag of rubbish strewn around a car park after being dumped on Wednesday.

Fred McDonogh, who runs Red Chair Recruitment on New Street, was annoyed to discover the debris, which included empty bottles, letters, a tea towel and other items of rubbish in a car parking space in the Cathedral car park, just before lunchtime.

He had been taking a client to a job interview and after exiting his car found the items on the ground nearby.

“It’s a growing issue in Killarney,” Fred, who handed one of the letters with a name on it into the local Gardai, told the Killarney Advertiser.

“For tourists it’s a bad first impression of Killarney town. The Council are doing a good job out night and day cleaning up as well as Tidy Towns and other groups – it’s insulting to them.”

Fred, who lives in Rossbeigh, says dumping is a growing epidemic around the country, including where he lives.

“The rising tide of rubbish we’re being hit with is a huge epidemic and one that’s hitting the country at the moment. It’s a noticeable issue and it’s unacceptable. If they can’t afford to dump their rubbish why leave it on the street near where young kids are walking to school with the possibility of vermin around it?”

The Council were unavailable for comment.