People not cleaning up after pets 'are giving two fingers to everyone', says Cork councillor 

Cork County Council may introduce education programme to combat increasing dog fouling

Owners who do not clean up after their pets face a fine of up to €2,000.

Cork County Council is looking at the possibility of a countywide education programme to combat increasing dog fouling and to employ dog wardens out of hours to catch rogue owners who fail to clean up after their pets.

It comes after a councillor said "rogue dog owners" in a North Cork town “are giving two fingers” to the rest of the community and the local authority because they believe they won’t get caught for not cleaning up after their pets and face a fine of up to €2,000.