Sign up to The Irish Times Archive (1859 - 2008)My Account »

Sat 07 Jul 2007Council introduces 'dangerous dog' banDublin City Council is to introduce a ban on eleven breeds of dog from properties including houses, flats and estates, with immediate effect.The breeds are: English Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, Rottweiler, German Shepherd (Alsatian), Doberman, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Japanese Akita, Bull Mastiff, Japanese Tosa and Bandog. Cross-breeds of these dogs or crosses of these dogs with any other breed are also banned.