'We need to aim for zero women or children, or men for that matter, being killed in a domestic situation.'

Mary O’Connor from Women’s Aid pictured today at the 'Legacy of Loss' installation to remember the 230 women and 16 children included in the report. Picture: Pic Paul Sharp/SHARPPIX

Ryan Hart, who addressed the launch of Women's Aid's 2019 Femicide Report, may not be Irish, but his story is one that will be eerily familiar to an Irish audience.