A 23-year-old woman who was mauled to death by a dog in southwest Ireland appears to have been the owner of an XL bully.

The woman, who was named locally as Nicole Morey, was killed on Tuesday evening at a house in Ballyneety, County Limerick, at around 11.40pm.

Her body has been taken to University Hospital Limerick for a post-mortem. Irish broadcaster RTE said the dog involved in the attack was understood to be an XL bully.

According to her social media, Ms Morey was the loving owner of what appears to be an XL bully.

In one daunting video on TikTok, she is seen dancing with a dog in a kitchen.

The video is covered by a male voice saying: “This is my son and I don’t give a f*** if you think he looks aggressive and I don’t give a f***if you don’t like the look of him and I surely don’t give a f*** whether you think the breed should be banned.”

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Another chilling video appearing to show her as the owner of several dogs is captioned: “But if one of us dies – I hope I die first.” The video ends with a caption reading: “Love my family”.

In another post she describes herself as a “dogmom” and is seen handing treats to two dogs.

Ms Morey was treated by paramedics but died at the scene on Tuesday, garda (Irish police) said. One dog was put down while three others were seized.

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There are several restricted breeds in Ireland, including German shepherds, rottweilers and various bull terriers, as well as some crosses.

Restricted dogs must be kept collared with their owner’s information on a tag, muzzled in public and on a short, strong lead with someone over the age of 16 who is able to control them.

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