Unacceptable: Tackling domestic violence

EVENTS of recent days exposed what can unfold when a violent, sadistic person targets a vulnerable woman.

The details revealed in the Elaine O’Hara murder trial were so deeply disturbing that ordinary — for want of a better word — violence against women might be seen almost as trivial and discounted.

Unfortunately that may have happened already. Research carried out on behalf of Safe Ireland has found that gardaí, solicitors, and judges are guilty of a “hidden bias” when confronted with victims of domestic violence.