Irish Examiner view: Battling the manosphere takes action

Change begins with a single step

In Kathleen Funchion’s case, the domineering abuse of Sean Tyrell was so pervasive that, she said: 'I could not sleep or eat, I could not concentrate on anything, work, or even the most basic of tasks'.

We should not, in the 21st century, still be reading headlines about men mistreating women. Indeed, “mistreating” is a pale word to describe some of what is reported. Brutalising, perhaps, is better. Degrading is another.

Yet, in just the past week we saw MEP Kathleen Funchion’s ex-partner jailed for coercive control, and read that violence toward women — including strangulation — is considered “part of sex” by boys who watch pornography.