Refuse workers in Letterkenny discovered a man sleeping rough inside a large industrial bin, narrowly preventing a potential tragedy.
It’s the first known instance of such an occurrence in the town.
Due to common occurrences of this in Dublin, Panda, the waste company, have a nationwide policy of checking bins for rough sleepers before emptying them.
Letterkenny Manager, Nicole Brown, emphasized the importance of these safety procedures, stating that the situation could have had a devastating outcome:
