There’s claims that Louth County Council is breaking its own laws on noxious and invasive weeds.
Aontú Rep Michael O’ Dowd says Ardee Railyway Park, one of the area’s best known amenities has fallen into serious neglect with invasive dock weeds taking hold and he is worried that that these will spread to other areas.
He says,
“The Park is now in a sorry state and is home to noxious dock weeds.
Currently, large patches are seeding across the park, threatening to spread into surrounding areas and undermining the value of one of Ardee’s most loved public amenities.
Under the Noxious Weeds Act 1936, local authorities have a legal duty to control the spread of designated weeds, including dock weeds.
Neglecting Ardee Railway Park not only breaks the law on weed control but sends the wrong message about how the Council values both our green spaces.
It is staggering that the Council is breaking its own laws.
Ardee Railway Park is part of the town’s heritage and the Council has to get a grip on these horrible noxious weeds immediately . It has not only a duty to do so but a binding legal obligation
I am now calling on Louth County Council to Immediately remove all flowering dock weeds in Ardee Railway Park before they shed seeds. This is of paramount importance. I am also calling on it to Implement a year-round maintenance programme to prevent a return of these noxious weeds.
