Naas window sills being used as 'picnic tables'

Ugly litter strewn around the front of historic Naas Courthouse has been branded a disgrace by locals.

This photo taken on Thursday last and sent to KildareNow shows takeaway coffee cups and lids left abandoned on a window sill.

A burger wrapper, a soft drink can and several cigarette butts are also discarded without any consideration for the environment.

A local woman who sent in the photo said: "It's a disgrace this is allowed to happen in a town known for its Tidy Town status."

"The window sill of a historic building is being treated as a picnic table by some people."

In December, Kildare County Council was asked to slap a no smoking ban outside Naas Courthouse.

Cllr Seamie Moore also called for no food or soft drinks cans allowed on the plinth of the historic building.

The public representative also urged restrictions in the foyer of the courthouse which is busy with hundreds of people on days the Naas District Court and Naas Circuit Court are sitting.

The issue will was raised by Cllr Moore at the Naas Municipal District meeting.

Naas Courthouse was originally constructed in 1807.

Kildare County Council held meetings there from 1899 until the building was badly damaged by fire in the 1950s.

The courtroom was the setting for many films, due to its remarkable resemblance to the Old Bailey in London.