Time to scoop the poop

Maybe we're getting used to the litter problem now, given the current standoff between the Tidy Towns Committee and Kildare County Council over the lack of performance of duty by the latter.

However, the impasse is also showing up another problem, one which is far too easy to take home. It has been noted to the Diary that there is an increasing problem of dog dirt on Kilcullen's footpaths.

We're not sure about the regulations in this regard, apart from the requirement that dogs should have identification.

Maybe the offending canines are wandering loose. Or maybe some are being walked in the evenings and not being cleared up after by their owners?

If that last is the case, it is pooper-scooper time, folks. Dog owners of Kilcullen, spare a thought for the rest of us, and help make it easier to keep our own homes and cars unsmelly?

We considered doing some pictures. But this is a family community service, and for the moment we won't.

As for Kildare County Council's lack of duty performance in providing adequate litter lifting, remember that there's an election coming up. Local councillors from every party will be escorting their preferred candidates to your doorsteps for your consideration.

Tell 'em all.

Brian Byrne.