A protest by anti-bin charge campaigners outside the waste lorry depot in Ballymount in the South Dublin County Council area delayed trucks for an hour and a half this morning.
Gardaí were at the scene and took names from those protesting but did not make any arrests. A Garda spokesman said the names would have to be attached to a further injunction before arrests or prosecution could take place.
More than 60 people picketed the depot from 7 a.m. this morning. According to Mr Mick Murphy, secretary of the South Dublin Campaign Against Refuse Charges, drivers of lorries didn't attempt to leave the depot while the protest was in progress.
Mr Murphy admitted the protest may result in some people not having their rubbish collected today, but he said this was "a minor inconvenience and we advise people to bag their rubbish for a week".
He said future protests would be on a different day to ensure these people have their refuse collected next week.
Mr Sean Murray senior engineer at the council's waste management section said waste collection "was going ahead as normal". He said protests in the area had been largely "wildcat" to date, with no warning of which areas would be targeted.
Mr Murray said the payment of waste charges to the council was significant with more than €100,000 being received in one day. According to Mr Murray more than two thirds of households had paid their waste charges.
South Dublin County Council has discontinued waste collection from a limited number of households who have not yet paid their bin charges. Mr Murray said this would be extended over the coming weeks.
