Building on the success of the Killarney Dog Fouling Project 2023 and the good work of the Killarney Looking Good committee and the Junior KLG Schools Forum the footpaths leading to St. Olivers NS became the focus of the next stage of the ‘Bag It, Bin It’ Campaign.

Dog fouling on public footpaths around St. Olivers was felt as a concern by students, staff and parents alike when walking to school, on class group walks and on visits to the nearby Church of the Resurrection.

The students and staff decided to take action under the advice of Kerry’s Environmental Awareness Officer, the second class students in St Oliver’s National School undertook some Dog Poo Surveys along the route that we take from the school to the Church of the Resurrection.

During the surveys, each of the dog poos on the footpaths were sprayed by the students with a biodegradable yellow coloured spray – to draw the public’s attention to the problem.

The school then commenced an education and awareness project in the school to minimize the extent dog fouling along the paths to the school.

The intention of these discussions at junior infant level, being that the infants learn this good habit for life and bring the message home to their family, friends and the general community.

“The ‘Bag It Bin It’ campaign, makes all students in the school aware of the campaign to ensure that all students know what to do when a dog fouls and to bring this message out to the greater Killarney community. The future is safe with these budding young activists leading the charge, and making Killarney a better place to live,” said Killarney Municipal District Officer.