Don't let evil triumph: We must act to stamp out male violence

Ryan O'Rourke's childhood babysitter Sarah Hines, her two children, and her friend, were murdered by John Geary and ever since, he has recognised the threat that men present to women

The funeral of Alicia Brough at St Peter's Church, Rockchapel, Co Cork, in November 2010. Picture: Dan Linehan

I still remember the moment I found out. 

“Sarah’s dead. She’s been murdered”. Five words, from my mother, that I immediately dismissed as nonsense.