Sister of Limerick woman tragically killed by her pet XL dog bully to speak out

THE SISTER of a Limerick woman who was tragically killed by her own dogs, including an XL Bully is to speak for the first time this Monday night.

Nicole Morey, pictured below, who lived near Fedamore died on her 23rd birthday in June following the harrowing incident.

It sparked new legislation making it illegal to import, breed or sell an XL Bully dog - and this comes into effect tomorrow, Tuesday.

On Upfront with Katie Hannon, which begins a new series this Monday night at 10:35pm on RTE One and RTE Player, Nicole's sister Jolene opened up on the horror of the night of the tragedy.

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She recalled how she was contacted to say that her sister needed help.

"I was sitting in my room in darkness, and I rang Nicole because I didn't believe it was real. Then I texted her, I said, ‘Are you okay?’ And got no message back. And then a video got sent to me. And they asked me if it was with my sister. And I just remember clicking into a video and seeing her on the floor," she said.

"People won't feel the pain until it hits their front doorstep."

The sister of a woman who died after being attacked by her dogs, one of which was an XL bully, has said the incoming ban on the breed should be "stricter."

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Jolene admitted she was waiting for the heartbreaking phone call to confirm her sister had died, adding: "I had a feeling in my stomach that she didn't survive it."

"But my mom was like, ‘No, it's only bites and stuff.’ Then my uncle rang, and I just knew from his voice that she was gone," she said.

Nicole's family want her to be remembered as a good person, not the victim of a dog attack.

"Nicole did so well in life. Nicole would do anything for anyone. She's just a lovable person," Jolene said.

Also on the show, Upfront looks ahead to Budget 2025, set for Tuesday lunchtime.

Fine Gael TD Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Sinn Féin TD Louise O’Reilly and chief economist of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Eddie Casey will debate what is set to be revealed in the Dail on Tuesday.