 our understanding of the population as a whole and proven to differ from the others [e.g. @2011ApJ...741...58W; @2011MNRAS.411.2792S]. Low redshift bursts include several which are sub-luminous, such as GRBs090825 and 031203 [@1998Natur.395..670G; @2004ApJ...609L...5M; @2004Natur.430..648S], and others such as GRBs060505 and 060614 that were long bursts without associated supernovae [@2006Natur.444.1047F; @2006Natur.444.1050D]. Cross-correlation with local galaxy surveys (at $z<0.037$) has suggested that some low redshift GRBs in the existing burst catalogues have yet to be identified as such [@2007MNRAS.382L..21C] and hence opportunities to study their properties in detail have been missed. Given the very small sample, and the variation within it, it is important that we continue to follow up the hosts of low redshift bursts and do not allow a few examples to skew our perception of the population.

We have acquired new evidence suggesting that a previously overlooked burst, GRB080517, and its host galaxy might prove a valuable addition to the study of local gamma ray bursts. The WISE all-sky survey [@2010AJ....140.1868W], publically released in 2012, maps the sky at 3-22$\mu$m. While the observations are relatively shallow and most GRB hosts remain undetected or confused, we have identified the host of GRB080517 as anomalous. Not only is an infrared-bright source clearly detected coincident with the burst location, but it has a sharply rising spectrum and is extremely luminous in the 22$\mu$m W4 band, suggesting that it is a rather dusty galaxy, and likely at low redshift.

In this paper, we present new photometry and spectroscopy of the host of GRB080517, identifying its redshift as $z=0.09$. Compiling archival data, we consider the spectral energy distribution (SED) of the host galaxy, and also its larger scale environment, evaluating the source as a low redshift example of a dusty GRB host galaxy. In section \[sec:initial\] we discuss the initial identification of this GRB and its properties. In section \[s