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At the June meeting of Mayo County Council, Fine Gael councillor Jarlath Munnelly proposed that Mayo County Council introduce a byelaw making it mandatory for anyone who takes a dog into a public place in Mayo to, at all times, carry a bag for the purpose of collecting dog excrement.

Representatives from the ‘Ballinasloe Says No’ community group have expressed their immense disappointment following the decision announced by Galway County Council to grant a permit to operate a waste transfer station in close proximity to the East Galway town.

The ‘Ballinasloe Says No’ group are urging members of the public to lodge submissions in respect of a new application for a permit to operate a waste transfer station in Ballinasloe before tomorrow, Friday, January 15.

The couch and nursery collection held at the Athlone civic amenity site recently proved an enormous success with a whopping 14.6 tonnes of relevant waste product collected.

Fianna Fáil deputy for Roscommon-Galway, Eugene Murphy says he is standing behind the people of Ballinasloe in their objection to the proposal for a waste transfer station at Poolboy, warning that the proposal could lead to the installation of an incinerator in the future.

Geraldine Mills, Athlone Labour Party area representative, says residents in Athlone have reacted with anger to new rules introduced by Allied Waste, which have resulted in bins in Beechpark and other areas of the town lying uncollected.

The perception of charity shops has changed over the past few decades.

A “barking mad” one euro sale takes place at the MADRA charity shop in Westside this Friday and Saturday, 27th and 28th of November, from 11am to 5pm.