Ireland’s Female Footballers Reveal Abuse Allegations Against 90s Coaches

In a harrowing revelation, multiple female footballers have come forward with allegations of unwanted and inappropriate sexual advances by Football Association of Ireland (FAI) coaches during the 1990s. This information emerged through a joint investigation by RTÉ Investigates and the Sunday Independent, bringing to light the experiences of former international players and trainees on Ireland’s…

Dublin Maternity Hospital’s Alarming Hire: A Doctor with a Violent Past

The recent revelation that a Dublin maternity hospital has appointed Dr. Christopher Morris, a doctor with a criminal conviction for assaulting two women, to a position where he will likely treat domestic violence victims, raises profound concerns about the priorities and values within our health system.   This situation not only highlights the systemic failure…

“Two to put her down, two to put her out”

Yesterday’s court decision by Judge Tom O’Donnell to give Cathal Crotty, an Irish soldier, a suspended sentence after he brutally assaulted Natasha O’Brien knocking her unconscious is a stark example of the systemic failures in addressing men’s violence against women.   Crotty, who attacked O’Brien without provocation, punched her multiple times, and boasted about it…