Michelle McGlynn: I've been thinking about how to keep myself safe from men my whole life

It’s rare for even a week to go by without being confronted by a story about a woman suffering at the hands of a man, writes Michelle McGlynn

A person lays flowers near to the scene after primary school teacher Ashling Murphy was killed on Wednesday afternoon along the banks of the Grand Canal at Cappincur, Co Offaly. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

I woke up yesterday, and I was tired. It was a bone-deep exhaustion that lives in me every day, but I feel the weight of it on some days more than others.

I knew how the day would go, because I’ve lived it so many times.