Dog owners in Dublin have been warned as a number of pets have fallen sick after visiting a popular park.
It is not known why dogs are getting ill, but a community group for St Anne's Park in Raheny is asking people to be extra vigilant if walking their dogs there.
Taking to the Facebook group, the post explained that there is speculation "a virus is going around" which is causing people's beloved pets to fall ill.
The post on the community group reads as follows: "Attention dog owners:
"We've received a few reports today of dogs being sick after visiting the park. There is speculation that a virus is going around.
"These reports are unconfirmed, but just to be on the safe side, please keep an eye on your dogs.
"If you notice your dog's digestion is upset, they're off their food, if they're vomiting or have diarrhoea please contact a vet."
The comments section was soon flooded with people saying their dogs were suffering from vomiting and diarrhoea after visiting the park.
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One wrote: "Our dog was hospitalised with these symptoms during the week. It cost us over €700 to get him back to full health, not to mention the absolute panic and stress."
A second added: "We are waiting on blood work to come back but both (virus and rat poison) were raised as possible.
"My guy had all the symptoms of poisoning, including loss of power in his little legs. They flushed his system and he’s almost back to himself now."
Another person said: "Yeah, I walked my dog on Saturday down that way and sure enough he puked Saturday evening, he hasn’t been in good fettle since.
"At vets today he gave him injections, I wasn’t aware of this till now, he’s still not great."
While a fourth commented: "A friend's dog was ill for about five days after a visit to the park. Her vet said it was likely a virus."