A boy who was attacked by two Alsatian type dogs while playing in a playground has settled a High Court action for €60,000.
Sam Duffy was only five years of age when the dogs attacked him as he played at the playground at Hillview housing estate, Wicklow town.
He was rushed to hospital where it was noted he had a large wound to the scalp with the bone exposed and wounds to the left side of his mouth and cheeks and above his eye.