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Poll: Should there be a legal 'theory test' before someone can own a dog?

YESTERDAY, A DOG behavioural expert called for a “mandatory theory test” to be introduced for people seeking to obtain a dog licence.

Speaking at the Joint Oireachtas Agriculture Committee yesterday evening, Nanci Creedon said that prospective dog owners need to be “educated a competent level” and that a theory test should be implemented by the Government.

This morning we want to know: Should there be a legal ‘theory test’ before someone can own a dog?

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Friday 3 February

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# standing ground

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# factcheck

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# Defence Forces

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# Omagh Bombing

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# Omagh Bombing

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The dissident republican bomb exploded in the Co Tyrone town on 15 August, 1998 killing 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins.

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said the inquiry will focus on whether the bombing could have been prevented.

Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden died in the bombing, has welcomed the inquiry as "exactly what we wanted".

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# Courts

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# Planning

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