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
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
Family court: Barring order due to partner’s ‘alcohol and cocaine abuse’
Fearful father secures protection order; estranged wife tells hearing of menacing husband
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
Woman assaulted for six hours by ex-partner granted protection order
Dublin District Family Court told of sustained assault at knifepoint two weeks ago
Woman given five-year safety order after husband makes gun gesture at her
‘I did gesture with my hand and utter the sound of a gun,’ man tells family court
Woman and teenage daughter ‘physically and verbally abused’
Court grants three-year barring order preventing husband from being near family home
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’
Man charged with murder of pensioner in Galway
Michael Scott charged over death of Chrissie Treacy (75) in April 2018
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
Barring order granted against man who threw bed on top of teenage daughter
Court told house was decorated for Christmas and man ‘smashed every lightbulb’
Rights children accrued in 2012 referendum ‘not being vindicated’
Legal Aid Board conference hears of ‘Honda 50’ resourcing and ‘Rolls-Royce’ promises
Woman who is ‘terrified’ of her son granted barring order
Mother tells the court she ‘has not slept for two weeks’ following violent incident
Man blames serious assault on wife on his alcohol dependency
Woman required hospitalisation after being punched and kicked by her husband, court hears
Woman had to leave refuge after husband tracked her phone
Husband had allegedly cut her with glass and burnt her with a cigarette
Family Court: Couple refused barring orders against each other
‘I feel threatened when he’s in my face. We both fought . . . of course I hit him back’
Man threatened to ‘wipe out’ neighbour’s family, court told
Gerard Furlong alleges he was assaulted by Peter Lambe on their road in Drumcondra
Judges claimed over €780,000 in expenses in first half of 2016
Largest claim, for €24,500, was made by District Court judge, new figures show
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