Who let the dogs out?
Man walking dog, Lahinch, Clare, Ireland
Here’s a sight that we may not see for much longer as Clare County Council introduce by-laws to prohibit dogs on beaches between the hours of 11am and 6pm.
Clare County Council sure like to throw their weight around. When the NRA said that they may withhold funding for roads if Clare County Council continued their policy of allowing one-off houses to be built willy-nilly on national routes the councillors blew a gasket and called it an affront to democracy.
Democracy apparently means being able to build houses anywhere you want without consideration for any supporting infrastructure, cohesive community, increased traffic volumes and greater numbers of road deaths.
And now with the restriction on dog walking on the beaches we can look forward to more road accidents as dog owners run the gauntlet of the highways and byways of Clare in their attempt to keep their pets in shape.
And who are the first people that the councillors will point their finger at when the issue of the scandalous number of road deaths is raised. Why the NRA of course.
Democracy, isn’t it great all the same.
Mark Waters marked time at 12:41 pm on March 22nd, 2005 .
