Friday 30 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 14321Breach of the Waste Management Act (not holding a waste licence) · Co. Kilkenny

Kilkenny man ordered to pay €20,000 to Tidy Towns groups over waste case

Kilkenny County Council inspectors found a stockpile of mixed waste, estimated at approximately 10,000 tonnes, on lands at Kilree, Threecastles, after a member of the public complained. Damian Lennon, a man from Ballyragget, was charged with breaching the Waste Management Act by not holding a waste licence, and he changed his plea to guilty after initially contesting six counts. He was convicted at Kilkenny District Court in November 2024 and has complied with a €30,000 costs order and paid close to €50,000 for the clean-up and his own legal costs. In March 2025 Judge Power ordered him to pay a €20,000 charity donation split between Keep Kilkenny Beautiful and Tidy Towns Kilkenny, with two months to pay or the judge would apply the Probation of Offenders Act.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced6 Mar
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Damian Lennon was charged with and convicted of breaching the Waste Management Act by not holding a waste licence.
  • A council inspector estimated the mixed waste stockpile at approximately 10,000 tonnes.
Where
The stockpile was on lands at Kilree, Threecastles, County Kilkenny.
When
The charges relate to breaches in 2023 at two separate locations.
Investigation
Kilkenny County Council inspectors discovered the stockpile after a complaint from a member of the public.
Other details
  • The site had no waste facility permit, no application had been made for one, and it had no EPA licence.
  • Lennon has complied with an order to pay €30,000 in costs plus VAT to the council.
  • Lennon has paid close to €50,000 for the clean-up of the site and his own legal costs.
In court
  • Lennon initially contested six counts, then changed his plea to guilty after two witnesses gave evidence.
  • The case was finalised at Kilkenny District Court, where the conviction was heard in November 2024.
Sentence
  • Judge Power ordered Lennon to pay a €20,000 charity donation, split between Keep Kilkenny Beautiful and Tidy Towns Kilkenny.
  • Lennon has two months to pay the donation, after which the judge said he would apply the Probation of Offenders Act.
13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatDamian Lennon was convicted of not holding a waste licence. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatA council inspector estimated the waste at approximately 10,000 tonnes. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe waste stockpile was on lands at Kilree, Threecastles. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe charges relate to breaches in 2023 at two separate locations. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationKilkenny County Council inspectors discovered the stockpile after a complaint from a member of the public. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • courtLennon initially contested six counts, then changed his plea to guilty after two witnesses gave evidence. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • courtThe case was finalised at Kilkenny District Court. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • sentenceJudge Power ordered Lennon to pay a €20,000 charity donation, split between Keep Kilkenny Beautiful and Tidy Towns Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • sentenceLennon has two months to pay, after which the judge said he would apply the Probation of Offenders Act. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe site had no waste facility permit and no application had been made for one. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe site had no EPA licence. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherLennon has complied with an order to pay €30,000 in costs plus VAT to the council. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherLennon has paid close to €50,000 for the clean-up of the site and his own legal costs. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 6 Mar2025
    Sentencedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Court orders €20,000 donation to Kilkenny Tidy Towns

    Reports the court's final disposal of the case: Lennon's guilty plea, the costs and clean-up he has paid, and the €20,000 charity donation order. The stockpile incident is dated only to 2023 in the article.

    convicted, Damian Lennon, male, named, irish (judged from name)Damian Lennon