Councillor support for Kilcullen

Naas Area councillor Mary Glennon has written to Kildare County Council officials to urge them to sort out the litter situation in Kilcullen.

Responding to an email from Tony Maher of Celbridge, who is leading efforts by a number of towns to have the Council improve various situations relating to litter and waste management, Cllr Glennon said she could understand the frustration felt in Kilcullen.

"They've been looking for a street cleaner since I've been on the Council, and that's nearly eight years," she wrote. "How hard can it be?"

Kilcullen Community Action had written to Tony Maher to note that Kilcullen is contemplating pulling out of the Tidy Towns competition this year in protest at failure of the Council to 'fulfil its duties' in relation to litter in the town.

Brian Byrne.