Write a commentSlieve Gullion Councillor Mickey Larkin has condemned as criminals those who blocked a road with cubes of laundered diesel sludge following the latest dumping of waste in the area.
"There is a deep sense of anger within the community at the actions of selfish individuals who continue to profit by poisoning our countryside.
"The residents of Grant's Road, Jonesborough awoke to find one end of the road sealed by four cubes of toxic sludge. The method used to dump the waste ensured that the cubes split and spewed their poison onto the road and verge. As cattle grazed in an adjoining field acidic sludge flowed into gullies and water ways.
"This is essentially an attack on the community. It is anti social and anti community. Apart from the risk to the health of the local population, wildlife, farm stock, flora and fauna there is the damage to the reputation of South Armagh and the Gullion region, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
"Those involved in these activities are not Del Boys, they are not lovable rogues dodging the tax man. They are criminals and polluters whose acts are endangering the local ecosystems and the health of the people of South Armagh.
"Roads in this region were last blocked by the Brits and before that by the corrupt Stormont regime. This is the level that these people have stooped to. They have nothing to offer the residents of South Armagh and should hang their heads in shame."
