Kerry County Council is carrying out an investigation into an incident in Tralee town, in which a dog was electrocuted, after he came in contact with a street light in the Caherslee area.
The otherwise healthy dog was being walked by his owner at the time, and died at the scene.
Work has since been carried out to ensure the safety of the street light.
Emma Fitzgibbon was walking her three-year-old Golden Retriever past the Caherslee GAA pitch on the evening of January 9th, when the dog stopped suddenly and refused to continue walking on the section of the footpath under the street light.
When his owner pulled him in off the road and back on to the footpath, he became agitated and his body went into spasm for several minutes, before he eventually died.
Gardaí, ESB staff and a veterinary nurse attended the scene and discovered that the dog had been electrocuted, most likely by current from the street light reacting with ice on the footpath.
Ms Fitzgibbon says their beloved family pet suffered a horrific death:
Kerry County Council, which has responsibility for street lights in the town, says it's carrying out a detailed investigation of the incident.
They say the report is nearing completion and mitigation measures have been put in place to prevent recurrence.
They've also confirmed that the location was made safe.
Radio Kerry understands that the street light in question, along with a number of other lights in the Caherslee area which had been out of order for some time, was switched back on, on the day the dog died.
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