Installation of CCTV in Ballybane is underway in a bid to tackle illegal dumping.
For years, the area has been identified as a blackspot by national surveys, with persistent littering and long-term neglect.
An IBAL survey earlier this year ranked it in the bottom 10 in their anti-litter league of 40 Irish towns and cities.
Local Fianna Fail Councillor Alan Cheevers is hopeful this move will help the area turn a corner.