The anti-bin charge protests today spread to Dún Laoghaire Rathdown and South County Dublin council regions.
Protesters said they had blocked two collection lorries for up to two hours in Sandyford and Dundrum after Dún Laoghaire Rathdown council issued letters to householders threatening not to collect their bins if charges are not paid.
A spokeswoman told ireland.combin lorries in South County Dublin had not collected rubbish from households who have not paid the charges.
Up until today, the protest had been confined to Fingal County Council and Dublin City Council. This morning protesters also claimed to have blockaded two rubbish lorries in Fingal County Council and one in South County Dublin.
Following similar protests in the Dublin City Council area, eight anti-bin-charge protesters appeared before the High Court this morning for allegedly obstructing waste lorries.
The council is seeking to have the protesters fined or jailed because it claims they have broken a High Court injunction prohibiting the interference by protesters of waste-collection services.
However, four of the protesters apologised to the court and were deemed to have purged their contempt while a fifth, an 80-year-old pensioner, was entitled to a waiver on account of his age. These five gave an undertaking to the court not to interfere with the collection of waste in the Dublin City Council area.
The case of the remaining three accused was adjourned until the middle of next month.
A large demonstration outside of Leinster House has been organised for tomorrow to coincide with the resumption of the Dáil.
Campaigners said they were expecting over 2,000 people to attend the protest, which will be calling for the release of Socialist Party politicians Joe Higgins and Clare Daly who were jailed 10 days ago for their part in the protests.
Last week, High Court judge Mr Justice Dan Herbert decided not to fine or jail nine objectors to bin charges for alleged contempt of court in the Fingal area.
