It was the second meeting organised to discussed anti-social behaviour in a midlands town.
"Help is required" for businesses and people in Athlone.
That was the cry from the floor of a public meeting in the town last night, which addressed an increasing level of crime and anti-social behaviour.
It was the second gathering organised by the Athlone Drugs Awareness Group, which heard of "drug dealing in open-air, urinating in public and drinking on the streets."
Chairperson of the group, Frankie Keena, says the level of crime in the town doesn't give a good impression from a tourism perspective:
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