{"id":189558,"date":"2025-12-13T10:42:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T10:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/189558\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T10:42:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T10:42:07","slug":"woman-seriously-injured-in-xl-bully-dog-attack-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/189558\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman seriously injured in XL Bully dog attack \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/an-garda-siochana\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/an-garda-siochana\/\">Garda\u00ed<\/a> are investigating an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/xl-bully\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/xl-bully\/\">XL Bully dog<\/a> attack on a woman in Co Limerick on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">A Garda spokesman said: \u201cGarda\u00ed were alerted to an incident involving a dog that occurred at a residential property in  Pallaskenry,  Co Limerick. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cA woman, aged in her 30s, was taken by ambulance to University Hospital Limerick for medical treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The XL Bully breed was outlawed in Ireland last February, however people are still allowed to own them if they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/ireland\/2025\/02\/13\/more-than-1400-owners-of-xl-bully-dogs-applied-for-ownerships-certs-before-ban-deadline\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/ireland\/2025\/02\/13\/more-than-1400-owners-of-xl-bully-dogs-applied-for-ownerships-certs-before-ban-deadline\/\">acquire a certificate of exemption<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-it-article-body__interstitial-link\">[\u00a0<a aria-label=\"Open related story\" class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/crime-law\/2024\/07\/12\/qa-the-ban-on-xl-bully-dogs-how-will-it-work\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Q&amp;A: Why are XL Bully dogs banned? Opens in new window<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Should XL Bully owners choose not to keep their dog, they can surrender it to a council dog warden.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-it-article-body__interstitial-link\">[\u00a0<a aria-label=\"Open related story\" class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/opinion\/2024\/10\/08\/is-the-xl-bully-ban-the-best-approach-finn-mcredmond-and-des-groome-debate-how-to-deal-with-dangerous-dog-breeds\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Is the XL bully ban the best approach? Finn McRedmond and Des Groome debate how to deal with dangerous dog breedsOpens in new window<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Garda\u00ed are investigating an XL Bully dog attack on a woman in Co Limerick on Friday. 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