Suzanne Harrington: Turns out that there are no valid reasons for a man to assault you

Thanks to the grit and tenacity of an ordinary Dublin hairdresser, the dial has moved a fraction

Nikita Hand, who is also known as Nikita Ni Láimhín, speaking to the media outside the High Court in Dublin.

As 2024 draws to a close, we have learned of a new heroine. An ordinary woman who would not let it go, who would not stand down, and whose bravery dwarfed that of the rich, powerful celebrity she challenged.

A man famous for violence, paid and unpaid, famous for racism, sexism, homophobia, buffered by money and fame and psychotic levels of entitlement, propped up by millions of individuals who admire such things.