Elaine Loughlin: In Ireland, too many women still live in fear in their own homes

Deepa Dinamani has become the 261st woman to to die violently here in 27 years: Ireland clearly has a long way to go to change a toxic culture that has existed here for far too long

A woman and her daughter place nightlights alongside other tributes at the door of Deepa Dinamani in Wilton, Cork. An accountant by profession, Ms Dinamani last week became the 261st woman to die in violent circumstances in Ireland in 27 years. Picture: Jim Coughlan

Eight days ago, Deepa Dinamani became number 261 when her life was extinguished. The 38-year-old was a mother to a five-year-old boy, having travelled from India she was making a new life for herself and her family in Cork, and had taken up a senior manager role with Alter Domus Fund Services in April.

When her life was stolen from her at her red-brick semi-detached home in Wilton, she became the 261st woman to die violently in Ireland over the past 27 years.