Cork council to review dog warden hours as dangerous dog incidents rise

The only properly trained personnel to deal with dangerous dogs have very restricted working hours due to insurance cover.

A spate of incidents involving dangerous dogs in Co Cork has prompted council officials to rethink the working hours of dog wardens after it was revealed they can’t deal with emergencies at weekends or evenings. 

Independent councillor Peter O’Donoghue told Cork County Council officials of a litany of dangerous dog issues he’d come across recently and how he was horrified to discover the only properly trained personnel to deal with them had very restricted working hours due to insurance cover.