Sir, - Over the past few months I have travelled regularly on the motorway between Kildare Town and Dublin Airport. Am I alone in noticing the appalling amount of plastic materials in all forms which adorn not just the sides of our roads but the trees and bushes as well? There are cans, bottles, refuse sacks and all manner of litter to be seen every few yards. Could I please ask the relevant county councils if there is a plan to clean up this mess - or, indeed, if there is a regular cleaning scheme?
Dr James McDaid tells us that tourism is vital to our economy and boasts of ever increasing numbers. If first impressions are lasting, then those who enter through Dublin and travel our highways will be less than impressed.
In any event, if we never had a tourist we owe it to ourselves to live in a clean environment. The litter laws are obviously just a dirty joke! - Yours, etc., J. A. Ryan,
Lakelands, Naas, Co. Kildare.