article_snippet: One of the Gemma's two cats sits on top of the rubbish that is piling up because the family can't afford to have it collected .
article_snippet: In Ireland, families have to pay to get families waste removed, and  as families haven't had any spare cash to do this, the rubbish has piled up, says Gemma.
article_snippet: A mouse, which had been scurrying over the rubbish, is caught by one of the cats . '
article_snippet: the rubbish has got stuck in the drains and flooded the garden, so we can't do any washing,' said Gemma. '
article_snippet: I don't know what the rubbish carries, the rubbish's unhygienic!'
highlights_snippet: The 19-year-old fears for her newborn's health as rubbish piles up .
  