The public meeting on the by-law will take place in Swords, Co Dublin, at 7pm
The by-law prohibits people from walking dogs off leads between 11am and one hour before dusk in some public parksAll 40 Fingal County Councillors will attend the meeting later.
Fingal Dog Owners Group was formed last October in opposition to what they call a restrictive and discriminatory by-law. The rule is one of a number that were introduced by the council in 2018 under the council's Open Space Bye-Laws. "A majority of the people who we surveyed or made submissions requested that the council would amend the by-laws to designate off-leash areas for dogs. And the elected councillors endorsed this by voting for the amended by-law."
"By reducing or limiting access to dog owners they've essentially excluded parts of the community, which I don't think is acceptable, and in trying to create a balance they've actually created an imbalance against responsible dog owners."