Parents in court battle over access to intellectually disabled baby
Woman previously obtained a protection order against the man
Women ‘regularly’ threatened with firearms by abusive partners, Women’s Aid says
Charity says problem is raised on its helpline often, especially in rural areas
Court hears of armed ex-partner turning up at woman’s home
Judge grants interim barring order against the man at Dublin District Family Court
Family court: woman claims partner threatened to ‘cut her up’
Family Court also hears man allege his former partner is harassing him
Interim barring order against man who threatened woman
Court hears ex-partner locked woman in, filmed her and said he would slit her throat
Man threatened to break wife’s neck, family court hears
Woman granted barring order against husband who she says kicked her in front of children
Woman beaten by man while holding their baby, court hears
Judge grants woman a protection order from her former partner
Man threatened to pour acid over his former partner, court hears
Woman who had to flee her home is granted protection order
Woman granted protection order against ‘menacing’ husband
Family court hears man was ‘paranoid’ about virus and drank excessively every night
Woman secures protection order against two sons
One son lives with mother and is violent and aggressive, family court hears
Man in 80s gets protection orders against three sons living with him
Man had row with son in his early 50s during which he thought he would ‘get a few smacks’
Family court: Barring order due to partner’s ‘alcohol and cocaine abuse’
Fearful father secures protection order; estranged wife tells hearing of menacing husband
Man threatened to kill mother of his child, court hears
Woman tells family court ‘I cannot even walk to the shops’ due to man’s behaviour
No hospital bed for adult son ‘threatening to kill’ parents, court told
Family court grants couple protection order against adult son with mental-health issues
Mother gets three-year barring order against adult son
Woman tells hearing that son has drug problems and comes to her house ‘at all hours’
Woman assaulted for six hours by ex-partner granted protection order
Dublin District Family Court told of sustained assault at knifepoint two weeks ago
Current family law court facilities ‘archaic’, says campaign group
Courting Disaster calling on Government to fund a dedicated court in Dublin city centre
Woman tells court partner hit her for querying holiday loan
Protection order granted as woman also says partner scares one of their children
Woman granted barring order after husband rammed her car
Court hears the man ‘hit, kicked, punched and tried to strangle’ wife of 10 years
Woman says ex-partner threatened family would be ‘burnt alive’
Court hears she and their two children were ‘terrified of him’ in their family home
Woman strangled and treated ‘like a rag doll’ by ex-partner, court told
He ‘bit me on the top of my head’, woman tells judge
Child is ‘terrified’ of her father after he threatened to kill her, court told
Girl’s mother tells access hearing she nearly lost sight in an eye after attack by the man
Women secures safety orders after attacks by ex-partner
Family court: Fearful father tells court he feels intimidated by son’s ‘violent tempers’
Grandmother denied access to child after seeking stop to social media posts
Mother before Dublin District Family Court for breaching access order
Special rapporteur for child protection says ‘dedicated family court structure’ a priority
Those accessing State’s family courts have to avail of the ‘Cinderella service’ of the legal system, says Dr Geoffrey Shannon
Special rapporteur critical of ‘impoverished’ family law system
Geoffrey Shannon compares regime to ‘Rolls Royce’ system for commercial law
Daughter assaulted mother and tried to strangle brother, court hears
Woman said she is ‘very frightened’ of adult daughter and granted interim barring order
Three women secure barring orders against adult sons
Court told man made threats to kill after mother refused to let drug addict friend stay
Court hears ‘violent’ son tied mother’s and sister’s hands
Judge grants barring order after court told of menacing behaviour in the family home
Woman sought order on Christmas Eve after son allegedly grabbed her by the throat
Case was one of the emergency applications before Dublin family court on December 24th
Safety order for woman who says ex-partner abusive and violent
Court told of physical fights in relationship and that man had also sustained injuries
Woman who is ‘terrified’ of her son granted barring order
Mother tells the court she ‘has not slept for two weeks’ following violent incident
Grandmother seeking access tells Family Court she only shoplifted for food
Judge warns bickering couple that court is ‘not a TV reality show’
Man blames serious assault on wife on his alcohol dependency
Woman required hospitalisation after being punched and kicked by her husband, court hears
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