GardaĆ are investigating a dog attack on a woman in County Limerick this past Friday (December 12).
The woman is understood to have been seriously injured after a XL Bully dog attacked her at a house in Pallaskenry. While the woman sustained serious injuries, GardaĆ said, they were not thought to be life-threatening.
A Garda spokesman said that āGardaĆ were alerted to an incident involving a dog that occurred at a residential property in the Pallaskenry area of County Limerick, on Friday, 12th December 2025ā.
āA woman, aged in her 30s, was taken by ambulance to University Hospital Limerick for medical treatment.ā
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It was unclear if the dog had been destroyed or euthanised humanely after the incident.
āEnquiries are ongoing. No further information at this time,ā said the Garda spokesman.
The XL Bully breed was outlawed in Ireland last February, however people are still allowed to own the dog breed if they acquire a certificate of exemption.
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 and the dog will be euthanised.
Since October 1 last year, following a number of XL Bully attacks, legislation was passed making it a criminal offence to import, breed, re-home or re-sell an XL Bully.