‘Stop your children’: Anger as Tipperary land destroyed by fire again
A group of suspected teenagers have once again destroyed land beside the Blueway with fire
There is anger in Tipperary after a group of suspected teenagers have destroyed an area of beauty by burning wooden pallets again.
The incident happened earlier this week in Carrick-on-Suir, on land opposite the Lidl in the town.
In a post in the Facebook group ‘Out and about in Carrick-on-Suir,’ it was outlined that “youngsters” enter the land with rubbish and burn it.
“Why is that when we try to create something good and picturesque in the town that it is destroyed, vandalised and wrecked ?” the post reads.
“This isn’t an isolated incident,” it continued.
This time last year, ownership was taken of the land, with the aim of cleaning it up as it’s right beside the Blueway.
Not long after, a group of young people entered the land and burned it, meaning the seeds that had been sewn in it didn’t grow, rendering the field “useless for the rest of the year.”
“I get that they are getting reared up for Bonfires and Halloween but not on these lands. This land is private property. I even put a sign on the gate stating that,” the Facebook post says.
The Facebook user who made the post says he has informed Tipperary County Council, the Environmental Department and Gardaí.
“We would gracefully ask the public to keep an eye on the lands, stop your children damaging private property and please report activity to me or the Gardai that you know isn't right,” it concludes.
Tipperary County Council and An Garda Síochàna have been contacted for comment.