Vandals on rampage in Glenamaddy

Stones and rubbish strewn across road

A GLENAMADDY councillor has said that incidents where bins were thrown into a field and stones left on the road in the Glenamaddy area last night (Thursday) has no place “in any community".

The contents of bins were emptied at locations on the Dunmore Road (R362) in Glenamaddy, the second time in the last few weeks that the same residents have had their bins disturbed.

One section of the R362 was blocked by rubbish and the gates of a field, which had sheep in it, were opened out onto the road. Stones from a wall were also left on the road between Glenamaddy and Dunmore last night, at Peake Hill and on the Dunmore side of Boyounagh Bridge.

“There’s no place for that in any community. Tipping out the bins is one thing, but opening a gate with livestock in it is lethal stuff. The farmer had sheep in the field and only for the neighbours spotted it and came down to close the gate,” said Councillor Peter Keaveney.

Animals could have wandered

“They tipped out the rubbish, threw two bins in over the ditch and opened the gate out onto the road.

“It happened early in the evening. I was sent a picture around 10.45pm, so it happened between 8.30pm and 10.30pm.”

The Tuam Herald understands that the matter has been reported to Gardaí.

“There’s a huge lack of responsibility for whoever would go and do that. When you do everything right, pay for your bins and leave them out, it’s awful frustrating,” said Cllr Keaveney.

“It’s the same people who were done a few weeks ago. They left their bins out for collection. They were probably easy targets for whoever did it.”