Firefighters in Dublin have attended to 163 bonfires in the last six weeks, which is three times as many at last year.
The fire service says its seen an increase of 64 per cent in nuisance fires.
Dublin City Council is calling on people to report any material being stockpiled for bonfires to them.
They say the amount of material already reported this year is three times higher than last year.
Every year the council carries out dozens of stockpiling raids removing bonfire material from all over the city, and in 2019, 400 tonnes of bonfire materials was removed ahead of Halloween.
Injury
Simon Brock, Waste Management Services at Dublin City Council says “Each year Dublin City Council removes tonnes of bonfire materials ahead of Halloween. This reduces the risk of serious injury to youngsters and damage to the environment, parks, green spaces and property in the city.
"In 2020 more than ever we need the public’s continued support to do this and we are calling on people to report stockpiling of bonfire material to us as soon as possible so we can remove it safely. We have received great assistance from the public in recent years and we ask people to assist us again in 2020 to prevent illegal bonfires in the city."
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