No safety order for man in fear of his wife

A judge has refused a safety order to a husband who locks himself into his own bedroom at night out of fear of his wife.

At the family court in Ennis, Judge Patrick Durcan refused to grant the safety order to the man stating he had not met the standard required for the court to confirm the order.

In his ruling, Judge Durcan also said he found the father had engaged in “contemptible behaviour” in recording a conversation with his daughter over what she saw in a domestic incident between the parents.