XL Bully dogs are to be banned in Ireland.
Minister Heather Humphreys is set to announce plans today to outlaw the breeding, importing, selling or rehoming of the breed from October this year.
According to the Irish Independent current owners of XL Bully's will be subject to strict new rules from next February, with special certificates needed to ensure the dogs are neutered and microchipped.
It follows a recent spate in dog attacks, including the death of Nicole Morey in Limerick last month and an attack at a house in Ballyphehane
