A Dublin TD has started a petition online calling for immediate action from Dublin City Council to get a rat problem in the city center under control. Sinn Fein’s Chris Andrews is calling on DCC, as well as the HSE, to take meaningful action on the infestation plaguing the capital. Sinn Fein TD Chris Andrews spoke to Ciara this morning.

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