There's been a significant drop in fines being issued for littering in Dublin - with just 68 handed out so far this year.
While 1,080 fines were given out to litter bugs in 2023, just 296 were penalised for illegal dumping last year.
If the trend continues, there will be an 89 per cent drop in fines in the past two years.
That's according to new data obtained under a Freedom of Information Request.
The figures also show a 77 per cent drop in Central Dublin, with just one fine handed out in the North Central area last year, and none so far this year.
It comes after Dublin's North Inner City was named the most littered area in Ireland by Irish Business Against Litter last month.
The FOI figures show there were a total of 3,089 fines issued by council wardens for littering in public places between 2020 and 2024.
