CITY COUNCIL TO PURSUE VENUES ADVERTISING ILLEGALY

Date Published: 16-Apr-2012

Galway City Council is to pursue venues that promote their businesses illegaly by sticking posters to lamp posts and bins.

It follows growing concern over the large number of posters for various businesses, charities and political meetings plastered at locations all over the city including tourist hotspots such as Salthill.

Some of the events still being advertised finished as far back as last Christmas.

City Councillor Niall McNeilis says the environment section of Galway city Council fine is now pursuing venues and a fine of up to 500 euro can be imposed for the offence.

Councillor McNeilis is also proposing that community groups and charites should be allowed use information boards in Salthill to display their event

Meanwhile, 62 thousand euro has been allocated to Galway city and county councils to help tackle the problem of litter and graffiti.

The funding is part of the provision of over 2 million euro in grants to local authorities nationwide.

In a statement, Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan says the supports will help raise public awareness and promote anti-litter and anti-graffiti awareness.