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dog fouling

Last month
April 2025
'Benefits would outweigh costs' of scheme to DNA test dog poo
This year
2025
Park entrances and playgrounds in Dublin identified as hotspot for dog poo parasite
Last year
2024
Number of fines issued for dog fouling last year fell by 56%
Only one dog fouling fine was paid in Dublin city in four years
And it was later cancelled.
All time
Just 82 dog fouling fines were handed out by local councils in 2022
Public toilet for dogs installed in Dublin
New bill from Green Party TD would increase fine for dog fouling tenfold
Council says dog fouling is 'serious challenge' as figures reveal no fines issued in 2021
Dog fouling emerges as main cause of swimming bans in Dublin last year
Dog fouling drops over 50% in Galway after spray paint trial
Dog poo DNA testing to be launched in Leitrim to find owners who don't clean up
Just two dog fouling fines handed out by Dublin City Council in 2020
Opinion: Dog fouling is driving Ireland's residents barking mad
Cormac Devlin
Dublin City Council installs loudspeakers warning against dog fouling as complaints pick up
Opinion: A plea to dogowners - keep them on the lead?
Ken Cowley
Zero dog fouling fines issued by council so far this year (78 were issued back in 2016)
Not one fine issued for dog fouling on Dublin beaches this year
Dublin Councillor says she walks down the street 'on tippy toes to avoid dog faeces’
Council to look at increasing staff to tackle illegal dumping
88 convictions for dog control offences in 2012
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