CBS The Green TY Class Are Clamping Down On Dog Dirt Hot Spots

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CBS The Green Transition Year students are raising awareness of the dangers of dog dirt. Front, Shane Kelliher and Chris Lowe and far right Time Bramble members, Joan O'Regan and Gillian Wharton Slattery. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

CBS The Green Transition Year students are raising awareness of the dangers of dog dirt. Front, Shane Kelliher and Chris Lowe and far right Time Bramble members, Joan O’Regan and Gillian Wharton. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.

CBS THE GREEN transition year students and Team Bramble have teamed up to try and solve the problem of dog waste around town.

Armed with leaflets, flyers and posters, The Green lads are getting out and about spreading the word about about the dangers of dog dirt which, along with being unsightly, can cause some notable health risks.

“We’ve been trying to raise awareness around school and town,” said of the TY students, Shane Kelliher.

To tackle the issue, the class held a meeting with Kerry County Council, who provided them with funds of €500 to help them on their quest.

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“We told the council what we were going to do through a proposal, they helped us out with money so we could go forward with the project,” said Shane Kelliher.

“The response was very positive from the council. We’ve used the money for stickers and posters that we will put up in businesses and around the town and especially the walking areas,” he said.

The main hot-spots for dog waste are close by for the class. Areas identified with a problem are  the Town Park, the River Lee Walkway and around the canal.

The class have been working on the project since November. Since then they have carried out a survey and spoken to vets about the health risks of dog waste.

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“We noticed a lot of it ourselves,” said TY student Chris Lowe. “We did a survey out by the canal and around the square. The results we found were that the instances of people not picking up dog waste were high, but they were willing to make a change,” said Chris.

“We have followed up on our first survey and since the posters have gone up over the last few weeks, we found that dog waste has dropped dramatically,” he said.

From Team Bramble, Gillian Wharton was glad to see young people working in the community.

“A lot of the students in the TY class walk and cycle to school and would have stood or cycled through it so that’s how it came about. It’s good to see the proactive willingness of young people in this area,” she said.

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  1. Hot spots all over! Bon secours neighbourhood too. Good work lads and other schools too doing it!

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