Clare County Council is clamping down on backyard burning following a sucessful prosecution in recent weeks.
At Ennis District Court, a four-month suspended sentence was handed down to an individual who was found to have burned waste on a large scale in the North Clare area.
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Backyard burning is illegal and those responsible could be fined or prosecuted.
And Waste Enforcement Officer with Clare County Council, Patrick Mullane says the practise is associated with serious health risks