Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Jackson Flynn

Born between June 2015 and June 2016, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 6 Jun 2024 to 6 Jun 2024

Victim: Jackson Flynn, Irish man, 8 (judged from name)Jackson Flynn

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Born
Between June 2015 and June 2016, from the ages reported
Offences
Dog attack
Where
Co. Limerick
Reporting
2 reports, 6 Jun 2024 to 6 Jun 2024
Outlets
limerickpost.ie, irishmirror.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Eight-year-old Jackson Flynn had to get 30 stitches after the horror dog attack in the People's Park.
Eight-year-old Jackson Flynn had to get 30 stitches after the horror dog attack in the People's Park.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia limerickpost.ie, 6 Jun 2024
Limerick boy, Jackson Flynn, (8), who required thirty stitches at University Hospital Limerick after he sustained serious facial injuries in a dog attack at the Peoples Park, Limerick City, last Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Pictured with others
Limerick boy, Jackson Flynn, (8), who required thirty stitches at University Hospital Limerick after he sustained serious facial injuries in a dog attack at the Peoples Park, Limerick City, last Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishmirror.ie, 6 Jun 2024
Eight-year-old Jackson Flynn had to get 30 stitches after the horror dog attack in the People's Park.
Eight-year-old Jackson Flynn had to get 30 stitches after the horror dog attack in the People's Park.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia limerickpost.ie, 6 Jun 2024

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Cases

latest first
  • Boy, 8, left with 30 stitches after dog attack in Limerick City park Dog attack · Co. Limerick

    On Wednesday 29 May 2024, eight-year-old boy Jackson Flynn was attacked by a dog in People's Park, Limerick City, after he tried to pet it. The dog grabbed his head and locked its jaws on it, and he needed 30 stitches at University Hospital Limerick and reconstructive facial surgery. No owner or suspect is named, and no arrest, charge, or court proceedings have been reported. The latest development is that his father, Joe Flynn, 58, spoke publicly about the attack in articles published on 6 June 2024.

    Reported, 6 Jun 2024Victim · 2 reports

Timeline

every report naming Jackson Flynn, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 6 Jun2024
    Reportedlimerickpost.ie, in Boy, 8, left with 30 stitches after dog attack in Limerick City park
    'The dog tore the face off him': Boy left with 30 stitches after another dog attack in Limerick
    victim, Jackson Flynn, 8, male, irish (judged from name)Jackson Flynn
  2. 6 Jun2024
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, in Boy, 8, left with 30 stitches after dog attack in Limerick City park
    Boy, 8, left with 30 stitches on face after dog attack in Limerick
    victim, Jackson Flynn, 8, male, irish (judged from name)Jackson Flynn

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