A midlands councillor says we need to remember "we live in Ireland, not Italy".
A midlands councillor says it’s "absolute lunacy" that car parking spaces should be lost to make room for outdoor dining.
Mullingar's Andrew Duncan believes Ireland's weather means the outdoor dining season will be short and so removing permanent parking is unnecessary.
The Fine Gael rep says other urban centres manage to use just footpaths and so should Westmeath's local authorities.
He’s calling for common sense to be exercised:
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