Siren to tackle dog fouling on beaches

The dog days are coming to an end on two flagship seaside resorts as a motion detection, loud-speaker system, designed to prevent dog-fouling, has just been installed on Lahinch and Kilkee beaches.

The tens of thousands of tourists who descend on the Co Clare beaches this weekend will be greeted by a new, hi-tech, tannoy system, advising them to obey all the beach bylaws and clean up any mess caused by dogs.

The system is motion activated, with a warning message being played every time a member of the public, or indeed a dog, comes close to the sensor array, which is located on the promenade of both beaches.