A 12 month old baby has undergone surgery in hospital after an attack by an XL Bully Dog in the Lixnaw area on Friday night.

Emergency services were called to a family home and the baby was taken to University Hospital Kerry. The dog has since been destroyed.

This is the second time a dog of this breed has attacked a person in Kerry in the last six months. Newly introduced legislation will make it more difficult for people to own this type of breed.

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