The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Legal loophole leaves attack survivor in the dark over her assailant’s release

After surviving a brutal 2017 attack, Fi Bourke still has no legal right to know when her assailant is freed

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: How Laura Kenna never served a day in prison for attempted murder, with Ann Murphy

In January 2017, civil servant Fi Bourke was walking home from work when she was violently attacked by a stranger. The assault changed the course of her life.

Her attacker, Laura Kenna, who had a history of childhood abuse and substance misuse, told gardaí she would “finish her off” when her sentence had been served.