Louise O'Neill: The justice system is not built to protect women like Natasha O'Brien

Irish courts help normalise violence against women by their repeated failure to hand down appropriate consequences for such attacks

Natasha O’Brien speaking at the Limerick protest last Saturday. She suffered life-changing injuries after an unprovoked attack by soldier Cathal Crotty — who received a suspended sentence. 

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