Anyone with experience of taking noise complaints to District Court ?

[ncs]

Hi,

Got a big problem with two nearby guard dogs barking at satellite dishes, paving stones, clouds, anything on a 24/7 basis. I've spoken to a resident at the property who wasn't the owner of the dogs a while back but the problem remains unfixed. I'm guessing that - since they are guard dogs - barking is the whole point so I'd be surprised if I get any change out of the actual owner when I follow this up.

So I'm interested to know if anyone else has gone down the District Court route for neighbourhood noise - was this straightforward/a pain; are one or more independent witnesses necessary, is it possible to make a joint complaint etc? But particularly, was the outcome positive ?

 

[buckmeister]

You need to complain to the local dog warden attached to you local council

 

[Yeager]

Probably best try and sort the issue out with the owner prior to taking drastic measures like the courts. Also remind him/her of the court proceedings two weeks ago in Ireland where a Garda dog handler was awarded 15K damages for noise induced hearing loss from dogs barking.