I posted on this some time back, problem has got worse, the fox is now digging multiple holes in my garden. The advice then was to phone the DSPCA. I did this, and their advice to me was that I cannot touch the animal, its habitat, or attempt to move him by law. They suggested I extend my perimeter wall to beyond its current 6 feet to keep the beast out, hardly practical given the cost of getting brickies in Dublin these days.
So I went to Woodies, got the smelliest stuff I've ever got a whiff of, put it all around the perimeter of my garden, and low and behold, he was back next morning. So a few months on, and with his nightly digs now reaching epidemic proportions, is there anyone out there that might now how I can get rid of the beast ( with exception of shooting him, which I would gladly do if I had a gun....ok animal rights people, I know I can't do this either)