'The upset will never leave,' says MEP Kathleen Funchion after ex-partner jailed under Coco's Law

MEP Kathleen Funchion recounts emotional and psychological abuse by ex-partner jailed under Ireland’s Coco’s Law for harassment

Kathleen Funchion compared the lasting impacts to a cracked plate as 'when it comes to trust, no matter what time has passed, you will always have the scar'. File picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

MEP Kathleen Funchion has described the stomach-churning and lasting distress she has endured at the hands of a former partner who has been jailed under Coco's Law.

In a powerful victim impact statement, an emotional Ms Funchion described being in a relationship in which her ex-partner "always had to control the narrative" and "did everything in his power to continue this until the very end".