Clare is set to benefit from the addition of a new full-time dog warden.

Annette Kenny, who came on board as a seasonal warden last year, will now be operating from the March to November period and taking on patrols, licence checks the enforcement of park bye-laws.

In turn, the local authority will be taking on a new warden for the summer season, who will operate from May until September, enforcing beach bye-laws.

Speaking on Clare FM's Morning Focus, Clare County Dog Warden Frankie Coote says it will free up more resources to deal with dangerous dogs.