Hundreds of dog attacks across the region in last five years

Hundreds of dog attacks have been reported to councils across the country over the past five years.

Figures seen by the Irish Independent show dozens of attacks are happening every year, on humans and other animals, involving a range of dog breeds.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in Dublin recorded 273 attacks between 2016 and 2021, while Tipperary received 206 dog attack complaints over the same period.

Wexford County Council has records of 53 attacks on people and 53 attacks on sheep in the past five years.