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STEPHEN DAVITT HAS been missing since Saturday January 24.
His car was found near the tower on Mornington Beach, Meath at 8pm that night.
Stephen’s family are appealing to anybody who may have seen him on the beach to come forward.
The 47-year-old is described as 6’2 in height, with brown eyes and a slim build.
Gardaí are currently trying to establish a timeline and are looking to speak to anyone who may have been on the beach and noticed a wine coloured Hyundai 4×4, or anything unusual, between 1pm and 9pm on that day.
A limited search was carried out yesterday and a more thorough search of the area is planned for this afternoon.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact Gardaí at Laytown on 041 982 7074.
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Good point George. That should be the headline here. “WTF four mayors?” Get rid of three of them (at least)and use saved salaries and 30 year pensions to fund inspectors to go around and fine these low lives who let their dogs sh*t everywhere…
Spot on SteveW and they need to put more waste bins on the pavements too !
Can I phone this number to report drunkards that keep puking all over temple bar every weekend?
Try Pearse St Garda station on 01-6669040
Is it against the law to be sick on the ground? Is it also against the law to leave it there?
Yes.
A question about that number: what actually happens when you ring it? Do they send someone out with a machine to clean the streets? Is it someone on empathy duty, going “I know! Isn’t it disgraceful all the same?!” Is it a supergrass hotline where I can report Bernie from number 5 for not picking up after her two Jack Russells? If it’s *that* option, what kind of proof do I need to supply? A photo from my mobile? A doggy stool sample?
In all seriousness, I really wish the various local authorities would actually *do* something about this, would actually *empower* people – whether the ordinary citizen or designated officers – to take people to task. As it is, you risk a battering if you have the temerity to tell anyone to pick up after their mutt. I think it’s part of a wider law-and-order issue. We Irish people pay lip service to the notion but actually get quite narky when it starts to affect us personally.
Can I phone this number to report the corpo workers who keep locking the public parks up early?
Since the dog fouling laws came in at a cost of 500.000 there have been just 3 prosecutions nationwide. If they seriously wanted to stop this problem there are cameras on most beaches where people drive to walk their dogs.
All they need is proper litter wardens similar to parking wardens, parking wardens in most citys n towns in Ireland pay for themselves and more with the fines handed out.
What a humongous waste of money so these dopes could get their picture in tomorrow mornings Metro.
What a tremendous waste that Dublin has 4 Mayors….. none of them having real executive powers.
We need to phone and let them know about renegade dog fouling you got to be kidding me, how about most parks, footpaths, football pitches,beaches, any sort of patch of grass generally has dog sh1t on it. St Annes Park in Raheny is where I walk my dog(and I pick up after him, always carry & use nappy bags) leave the footpaths at your peril cause its a minefield(there is a ton of renegade dog fouling and nothing is done about). I would be completely embarrassed not picking up after my dog but the sheer brass necks of some people, I just love when they are walking generally with there dog off the lead and there pet takes a dump and they get straight onto the mobile and ignore waht there pet has done
4 mayors and 51 councilors for a city the size of a manchester suberb! is it any wonder the feckin country is broke?
There’s alot more than 51 councillors in the Dublin area
I really wish people would stick to the point here, which is an excess of dog shite rather than an excess of mayors.
The problem is, how is this going to work? Most of the time the people you see allowing their dogs to foul the street are complete strangers. How do you report someone you don’t know?
Perhaps this is an example of ‘not seeing the forest for the trees’. 4 mayors 52 councillors and you still step in it. Certainly it roles downhill.
I wish to commend the powers that be for their fearless tackling of the three most urgent and pressing issues of the day – smokers, dog shite and fat people. What a paradise we will soon live in.
Somebody is allowing their dog to shit in my front garden. Today was the third time in a fortnight I’ve had to pick up the offending poo before my toddler got to it.
I’m a dog lover but if I catch the mutt in action he’ll have a very sore arse from my boot.
Just put the dog down, he/she is making a laugh of ya…..
Er…. Kick the owner not the dog… Unless he is of the unusual variety with thumbs that can clean after himself?
Here’s a question – do you think its alright to put your closed nappy bag of dog poo in someones wheelie bin left in the street ???(when there are no public bins to use)
What diference does it make! Its a bin! Better in there than on the street! Are you worried it’ll contaminate your rubbish!?
Unless of course its a full black bin liner….
This is genuinely a question I ask myself nearly every day (and get shy in case someone sees me dumping it in their bin)
Load of shite
NYC has a population of 8.3 million,while Dublin city has a population of just over 500,000.
@ Right Wing Steve.
Again so what, do they do the exact same job? Have the same amount of support staff? etc… the answer to these and similar questions is a resounding no. Your comment is populist nonsense, oh those greedy councillors again…………….
Give 3 mayors and their support staff shovels.
This is a good idea but necessary! Few months ago I smelled the carpet in sitting room of my house & I realised it was a dog foul which my shoes must have picked up them from pavement. It was horrible!
Any Dog that thinks he can just go around crapping all over the streets should face the full rigours of the law. Hopefully the recruitment of Garda Dogs will start up again soon so that there’ll be more of them on the streets to combat this problem.
They should just install lots of dog Dunits to make it easy for people to do the responsible thing. http://www.thedogdunit.com
This is amazing, brilliant idea
More hot air! What are they going to do about it? Swoop down in a wing suit with a pooper scooper. Outer suburbia in Fingal is a disgrace for dog crap, litter, and fly tipping, but as a commuter Dublin is one big cess pit!
I can honestly say I dont think I have ever been in a dirtier city than dublin.
Some photo call for poop when they should be cleaning up needles on the street !!!
The biggest piece of shite about that story is the fact Dublin has FOUR mayors. Somebody needs to pick up after that mess!
When, oh when will we see this system out in place in Cork?
Get onto you local councillors in cork to do something.
3 words that are going to revelutionise how dog poop is dealt with both privately and publicly: The Dog Dunit
Do the city council know.the top drinking water in bohernabreena reservoir .well its a magnet for dog walkers.and when there dogs shite there owners do pick it all up.great.but then they throw it all into the drinking water yes.now DCC sort that out.feel free to make contact with me.also my wife made the county manger aware of the fact.some years back.phone records can prove the call to him yet still nothing done about it.and all the pretty drinking water.a well problem is not a problem if they can’t see it.o by the way that county manger got himself a nice new cushy job .?????????
4 mayors?! Hilarious.
I’ve been picking up my dog’s poo for years and people still look at me like I have 2 heads.
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