'It's just the start': Campaigners to continue struggle against stalking amid review of law

Justice Minister Helen McEntee announced in the Dáil this week that she would publish a bill before Easter that will include new criminal offences for stalking and non-fatal strangulation

Una Ring who was subjected to sustained harassment and sinister stalking before the man responsible brought terror to her home. Photo: Larry Cummins

There is one less battle to fight but there are many others.

After an incredibly traumatic and difficult week following Ashling Murphy's killing, three women who spearheaded a campaign for a new law to criminalise stalking saw a glimmer of hope on Wednesday that signalled to them that meaningful change may be on the way.