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April 14, 2021 4:31 pm In a case brought before Mullingar District Court by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, a man was convicted and fined a total of €15,000 plus €3,810 in costs for dumping in 2020 in a protected Westmeath bog. Milltownpass Bog is designated as a Natural Heritage Area (NHA) under the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has welcomed the decision of the court, which took place on April 8. Court hears evidence of dumping National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) ranger Triona Finnen gave evidence that she investigated reports of dumping in February 2020. On two dates, she had observed a truck dump soil material within the protected NHA, on lands registered in the ownership of the minister and on adjacent land. ....