Locals in Ballghderg getting ready for their latest clean-up.
A community are so sick of people illegally dumping in their area that they have turned to counter surveillance to catch the culprits.
The people of scenic Ballaghderg outside Letterkenny constantly wake up to illegally-dumped piles of litter.
Their latest haul includes mattresses, scrap and even syringes and discarded tablets.
Now the group have decided to erect secret CCTV cameras to catch the dumpers.
Spokesman Jimmy Stafford said himself and his neighbours are just sick of their area being destroyed by vandals and illegal dumpers.
Some of the illegally dumped materials gathered by the group at Ballghderg.
They have now teamed up with local security firm Orbit Security to install the ‘big brother’ surveillance system.
“We had our latest clean-up and the amount of stuff dumped was just disgraceful. To think that somebody took all that time to dump a double mattress is just beyond me. We seriously considered getting DNA from it.
“Now we’re going to take things into our own hands and erect a CCTV system. We’re going to erect signs to let these dumpers know that we’ll be watching them but we won’t tell them where the cameras are,” he said.
The group then plan to send on the CCTV footage to both the Gardai and Donegal County Council for further investigation and possible prosecution.
“We just feel we have been left with no choice. We’re hoping this will make this dumpers think twice before they consider destroying our beautiful area, knowing that they could be caught on CCTV,” added Mr Stafford.
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