Dog owners are being urged to comply with rules that restrict dogs from a number of north Dublin beaches.
They're banned from June until September between 11am and 7pm each day at Blue Flag beaches Rush South, Donabate and Portmarnock.
Fingal county council says it's about maintaining water quality and complying with strict international standards.
They say just one piece of dog poo can contaminate an area the size of a tennis court.
However, Sonia McHugh from the Fingal Dog Owners group says she doesn't agree with an all-out ban:
"They're talking about people not picking up after themselves. We agree that everyone should be doing that, but basically, it comes down to a lack of enforcement. And instead of the council dealing with the issue at hand and fining people properly, they're just putting a blanket ban and punishing all dog owners".
