Irish Examiner view: Societal cancer that is gender-based violence must be cut out

The moves to introduce Jennie’s Law, which would allow for a public register of people convicted of domestic violence against a partner or former partner, are welcome, overdue, and should be accelerated

Domestic violence — and gender-based violence more widely — is a cancer. And what do you do with a cancer? You cut it out.

We have a problem in this country with gender-based violence, and particularly violence toward women.

Even a cursory glance through the court listings, or the court reports published in this and other media outlets, show depressing levels of this abomination.