A man prosecuted in relation to a dog which attacked a child in an Enniscorthy housing estate last year was brought briefly before Wexford Circuit Court.

It will be illegal to own an XL bully from February 1 2024 unless the animal is on an exempt list, called the Index of Exempted Dogs.

American bully XL owners now have to apply for an exemption to keep their dogs before a ban comes into force on 1 February next year. Don Valley MP Nick Fletcher said the legislation was the right thing to do.

Hundreds of XL bully dogs will be destroyed after the ban comes into effect if owners choose not to keep their pet or if they're without a home

An animal charity is urgently trying to rehome an XL bully before a ban comes into place. Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary (OAS) in Stadhampton is one of many organisations across the UK trying to find permanent homes for the animals.

An owner whose XL Bully and Rottweiler attacked people in Thamesmead will fight to stop her dogs being destroyed, a court heard.

We fear these factors will result in a postcode lottery on helping owners euthanise or neuter their bully XLs, and could increase abandonment rates for owners that have nowhere else to turn.'