Overview
- A woman in her late 50s was attacked shortly after 2pm on December 30 at a house in Ashfield on Blackbog Road in Carlow Town.
- The victim sustained serious head and facial injuries and was airlifted by air ambulance to the Mater Hospital in Dublin, where she remains in a serious condition.
- Authorities said the dog is believed to be a restricted breed, and it was euthanised at the scene by a vet after the dog warden was called.
- It is understood the woman owned two dogs and that one of them turned on her, a detail under investigation.
- The case is being reported in the context of Ireland’s tighter controls on certain breeds introduced in 2025, with recent figures noting 73 XL Bully-type dogs have been put down since the ban.