Another Family Torn Apart: Northern Ireland’s Grim Record on Violence Against Women Today, the quiet rural village of Maguiresbridge in County Fermanagh woke to a horror that has become all too familiar in Northern Ireland, a woman and her two children shot dead, the man from the same household now fighting for his life…
Raped by the Police Officer I Asked for Help In this gripping and courageous episode of The FEMCAST, we meet Cathy Oddie, a woman who endured some of the worst domestic violence imaginable. Her ex-partner broke her bones, burned her, choked her unconscious countless times… and when she finally found the strength to escape,…
A Story of Survival and a Fight for Justice In 2011, Tina Nash became the victim of one of the most horrific cases of domestic violence in British history. Her then-partner, Shane Jenkin, subjected her to a 12-hour ordeal of unimaginable brutality – strangling her repeatedly until she lost consciousness, breaking her jaw and…
Remembering Professor Evan Stark, sociologist, forensic social worker, widely published author and an award-winning researcher with an international reputation for his innovative work on the legal, policy and health dimensions of interpersonal violence, including its effects on children. A towering figure whose groundbreaking work on coercive control has revolutionised our understanding and approach to…
Last night RTE aired “Taking Back Control” a documentary that sheds light on the impact of coercive control and the experience of one very brave lady, Nicola Hanney. Nicola, the former partner of the jailed garda who carried out this campaign of psychological abuse and control, has spoken publicly for the first time about…
Claire Collins, was just 51 years old when she was murdered. Her story serves as another pervasive and devastating impact of domestic violence on families. Claire, not only lost her own life but left behind two shattered daughters and a grandchild who will never have the opportunity to know their grandmother. The ripple effect of…