Nikita Hand took on Conor McGregor and a system built to protect the powerful. Her courage highlights how survivors still carry the burden of proof. There are few words powerful enough to capture what Nikita Hand has been through, and even fewer that could ever do justice to the courage it has taken to…
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,…
The recent case of a doctor convicted of raping his wife is an unsettling reminder of the persistent issue of violence and entitlement that men often exhibit towards women. The doctor, a 36-year-old Leinster resident, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the horrific crime of anal rape and false imprisonment. This case…