What dump service?

SIR, — I took a number of items to the Down Council dump in Downpatrick on Tuesday of last week.

When I arrived I was informed the dump was full and no more waste could be accepted. I was told I could drive to the council dump in Castlewellan to dispose of the items there.

I do not think it’s acceptable that on the day following a public holiday that the service provide by the council at the Cloonagh Road in Downpatrick was not functioning.

Surely Down Council should make adequate provision  at what is probably a busy time of the year.

To my knowledge, Down Council charges one of the higher domestic rates in Northern Ireland. I did not find the service I encountered reflective of this charge.

Yours etc.

M. O’TOOLE,

Downpatrick.