The dog attack happened at a residential property in the Dun Laoghaire area this afternoon.
It is the latest serious dog attack in the country in recent months which includes a fatal incident in Limerick in June.
At around 1pm today emergency services received reports of a dog attack and gardaí, including members of the Armed Support Unit, rushed to the scene.
A woman was discovered at the property and was initially treated at the scene before being rushed to hospital to be treated for what have been described as “serious injuries”.
Gardaí have begun an investigation into the incident and the circumstances of the dog attack.
Inquiries are also being made to identify the registered owner of the dogs, and it’s understood the animals were in the care of a person known to the victim.
The canines involved have since been taken into the custody of the local dog warden.
In a statement a Garda spokesperson told Independent.ie: “Gardaí were alerted by emergency services to an incident at a residence in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin this afternoon, Thursday 5th September 2024.
“A woman was attacked by a number of dogs. She has been taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital for treatment of her injuries, which are understood to be serious.
“The dogs are currently in the custody of the Dog Warden. Investigations are ongoing.”
Concerns have been raised about the number of serious dog attacks around the country in recent months including one fatal incident.
On the night of June 3, Nicole Morey was killed after two dogs attacked her at her home in Ballyneety, Limerick.
The young woman had earlier been celebrating her 23rd birthday and had just returned home when the incident occurred.
One of the dogs involved, an XL Bully, was shot dead at the scene by armed gardaí while three other dogs that were at the property were later destroyed.
A day earlier on June 2, gardaí received reports of a care worker being attacked by a number of dogs in the Maryland area of the south-inner city.
Weeks later a man was taken to hospital after being attacked by a Rottweiler in Co Donegal.
The man was jogging on the greenway between the villages of Muff and Quigley’s Point on the Inishowen peninsula, when he was set upon by the dog after 12pm.
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, recently announced a ban on XL Bully Dogs.
From October 1st 2024, new regulations will prohibit the importing, breeding, selling and re-homing of XL Bullies.
