Gardaí are investigating an XL Bully dog attack on a woman in Co Limerick on Friday.
The woman is understood to have been seriously injured after the incident at a house in Pallaskenry, though they were not thought to be life-threatening.
A Garda spokesman said: “Gardaí were alerted to an incident involving a dog that occurred at a residential property in Pallaskenry, Co Limerick.
“A woman, aged in her 30s, was taken by ambulance to University Hospital Limerick for medical treatment.”
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The XL Bully breed was outlawed in Ireland last February, however people are still allowed to own them if they acquire a certificate of exemption.
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These certificates are provided by local authorities to owners who can prove their dog is licensed, microchipped and neutered. XL bully dogs without a certificate will be liable to be seized and euthanised.
Should XL Bully owners choose not to keep their dog, they can surrender it to a council dog warden.
Since October 1st last year, following a number of XL Bully attacks, legislation was passed, making it a criminal offence to import, breed, rehome or resell an XL Bully.
