The Councillor's Not for Turning.

Dundalk Town Councillor Jim Ryan, although a relatively quiet spoken man, is very outspoken when it comes to the subject of anti-social behaviour.

However his strong stance on this issue has cost him dearly, and to date he has suffered no less than 13 acts of vandalism against him, the latest one on Friday night last, when a petrol bomb was thrown at his car outside his home at Fr. Murray Park, Dundalk.

In the past all other vandalism acts against him were as a direct result of having recently spoken out on radio, or in the print media, about certain acts of anti social behaviour, but this time there was no catalyst in the run-up to last Friday night's attack.

This is causing him grave concern. In the some of the past attacks local youths were identified as the perpetrators, but he now believes that a criminal element is behind the terror campaign, and that the youths are merely the front line.

However he is adamant that he won't be intimidated, and vows that he will continue to use his position on both the Town, and County Council, to hit out at the growing element of anti social behaviour in the area.