Chants of “no lead, no problem” echoed around Malahide at the weekend as more than 100 dog owners marched through the north Dublin village in protest at regulations imposed by their local authority. Ella Dooley with Lady, who joined the Fingal Dog Owners Group protest march. “If you remove the dog owners from the parks, the vacuum will be filled with anti-social behaviour,” he said. The Fingal Dog Owners Group held a protest march calling on Fingal County Council to reverse new restrictions. “Dog owners remain free to walk their dogs throughout the parks in Fingal provided they keep their dog on the leash other than in designated off-leash areas or at designated off-leash times,” the council said.

Source: The Irish Times January 06, 2019 12:32 UTC