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Cllr Linehan Foley Calls For Action On Youghal’s Dog Fouling Problem


by JORDAN MCCARTHY


Continued from front page So, it is disgusting that


people are leaving their dogs’ litter in the mid- dle of a footpath – that people are walking on, or


pushing buggies or


wheelchairs on – and are walking away and leaving it there.’’ While there is currently


no official dog/litter war- den in the area, due to the embargo and staffing cut- backs, Cllr Linehan Foley has hinted that


there


could be a warden intro- duced down the line. Ei- ther way, she is under no illusions that stiffer meas- ures are needed to tackle the issue of dog fouling in


East Cork. ‘‘I would be looking for


CCTV to be installed in these areas. This has to happen and the reason it has to happen is this; somebody is going to get sick out of this. It’s a nui- sance, but it is a health and safety issue as well. People are just so self- ish, that they feel they can walk their dogs, let them litter on the street and just walk away from it. The problem with the fines (of €150) is that you have to catch the person in the act. There is a large amount of people who have confronted those who let their dog’s mess on the street and they have got the height of abuse back.


‘‘I will certainly be ask-


ing, and I have a motion put forward, that we do install CCTV cameras and if that can’t be done, then I would hope that we can employ a litter warden in the East Cork area, so that they can catch people in the act. The people can then be prosecuted. ’’ The County Council-


lor spends a lot of time in Cork City, in her role, and she feels that the issue of dogs fouling on the foot- paths isn’t as big a prob- lem there as it is in East Cork. She added that; ‘‘it’s not a quarter as bad as what it is in the towns and villages. Since I put that post up on Facebook on this matter, a large


amount of people have private mailed me about their own areas; Midle- ton, Killeagh, Youghal and Castlemartyr.’’ One could be forgiven


for assuming that stray dogs could be to blame. However, Linehan-Foley believes that that is not the case and that respon- sibility, for the most part, lies with the owners. ‘‘Long ago, there were loads of stray dogs on the streets, but the majority of the cases of dogs foul- ing on the street are with a person present. There are almost no stray dogs out there because own- ers take a lot of pride in their dogs now. At the end of the day, this is people walking with their dogs


that are leaving this hap- pen.’’


Under Section 22 of


the Litter Pollution Act 1997, it is an offence to al- low a dog under your con- trol to foul a public place. This means the owner or person in charge of the dog is required to remove dog faeces and dispose of them in a suitable, san- itary manner. Owners/ handlers who do not dis- pose of dog faeces in a re- sponsible manner may re- ceive an on-the-spot fine of €150. Failure to pay on-the-spot fines can lead to prosecution in District Court with a maximum fine of €3,000 and €600 per day for continuing of- fences on summary con- viction.


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• Rachel McCarthy, of Ina McCarthy for Flowers in Midleton, was runner-up in the Best Established Business Category, at Ireland’s Young Entrepeneur Awards.


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Entrepreneur Award for Midleton’s Rachel McCarthy


by JORDAN MCCARTHY


Continued from front page


I registered two years ago and I couldn’t go to the ‘Boot Camp’, because my Mum was getting married that day! I got asked to enter again this


year and I went for it.’’ Rachel also said that


the shop has been ex- tremely busy this month, as Christmas approach- es. She believes that Ina McCarthy For Flowers is quite unique. ‘‘It is a mother-daughter run in- dustry. There are a lot


of ideas going around between the two of us. With Mum, she would have known loads of peo- ple in the area, so they all come in. I try to bring new ideas. I think that the combination of the two is a good combination,’’ Ra- chel explained.


Rachel’s Mum, Ina,


added; ‘‘I am very proud of her. It’s deserved. She works incredibly hard.’’ Overall victory in the


‘Best Established Busi- ness’ category went to Cliona Sweeney O’Sul- livan, the founder of Beautique Nail Salon in


Cork City. Cliona, who hails from the area of East Cork, was awarded a €15,000 investment for her business. This is the fourth year


of ‘Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur’ initiative, which is open to people aged 18 to 35.


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