10/05/2012

Garda Attacked By Five PitBull Terriers

A garda officer has undergone surgery after five pitbull terriers attacked him outside a house in Ballymacarbry, on Monday night.

An investigation was launched last night into the incident which left 50-year-old Donal Foley, a former Tipperary footballer, with wounds to his hands, legs and lower body.

Garda Foley was calling at the house on the Tipperary-Waterford border when a pack of dogs came around a corner and attacked him.

He was taken to South Tipperary general hospital in Clonmel where he had surgery for some of his injuries on Tuesday.

Gda Foley, who is a prominent member of Moyle Rovers GAA club, has been stationed in the area for the past 25 years.

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