A Tipperary woman bitten by Kim the Jack Russel has been subject to "vile" online abuse, the Roscommon Herald reports.
The dog and its owner, Donal Rogers, became the centre of an online campaign to save the Jack Russell when a court initially ruled to have the dog put down after it was found to have attacked keen walker, Breid Greene on March 6th, 2022.
Sitting at Athlone courthouse, Judge Fergus criticised the "vile" online abuse suffered by Ms Greene following intense public scrutiny of the case.
The judge directed Mr Rogers, an ex-garda, to build a fence around his property in Bumlin, Strokestown, Co Roscommon, and pay Ms Greene €5,000 in compensation. Mr Rogers was also ordered to pay the complainant €1,500 in legal fees.
If these conditions were met, Judge Fergus said, she would consider a more permanent stay on the order.
The judge was critical of Mr Rogers' participation in media interviews, which, she said, did not give an accurate representation of the case before the court.
The complainant had been consistent in her evidence, the judge noted, maintaining that she does not want any other person to endure what she went through.
The court heard that the Clonmel woman required hospital treatment following the dog bite, and needed eight sutures to treat the wound.
The judge described the injury as a "serious bite"
Sitting at Athlone courthouse, Judge Karen Fergus agreed to place a temporary stay on the order if Mr Rogers fulfilled a number of conditions.
Following Judge Fergus' ruling, counsel for Mr Rogers said that the 85-year-old man would give an undertaking not to partake in any more media interviews.
A public appeal to "Save Kim" also went viral, resulting in over 170,000 people signing a petition in favour of quashing the court order.
The case has been adjourned until November 15th.
