'No justice for my father' – Daughter of murdered Cork man seeks meeting with Justice Minister

Deirdre Coakley has written to Helen McEntee seeking to highlight deficiencies in how the current system deals with the families of homicide victims

Deirdre Coakley: 'There was no counselling support for my mom or I, no prep in relation to what we were going into in the criminal court, no debrief or support after a horrible day learning there was nothing more to be done.' Picture: Jim Coughlan

A young Cork woman whose father was killed is demanding a meeting with the Justice Minister to push for changes that would benefit other families of homicide victims.

Deirdre Coakley from Macroom has written to Helen McEntee in recent days to request a meeting with her to highlight deficiencies in how the current system deals with the families of homicide victims. It follows a letter she wrote to the minister in October 2020, just days after a court hearing was told the man who was accused of shooting her father Derry near Macroom in October 2018 had died before entering a plea in the case.