Former Garda Paul Moody was back in the news this week after being convicted of harassment and coercive control of his ex-partner.
He first hit the headlines in 2022 when he was jailed for similar offences against another ex-partner, Nicola Hanney.
Questions arose in court about the handling of a complaint against Moody to the Garda Ombudsman Commission – with the victim in this week’s case saying Nicola Hanney would never have suffered, if GSOC had investigated her complaint.
The issue of abusers with previous offences and complaints against them has been highlighted in recent years by Jason Poole, whose sister Jennifer was killed by a partner who had previous convictions for intimate partner violence. Minister Jim O’Callaghan is drafting legislation in response to Mr Poole’s call for a register of domestic violence.
Callum Walsh, whose sister Daena Walsh was murdered by her partner Adam Corcoran in Midleton, Co Cork in 2024, is also calling for a publicly available register relating to violent crime. Corcoran had 42 previous convictions and was on bail for a violent attack on a French schoolteacher when he killed Daena.
Irish Examiner Southern Correspondent Liz Dunphy is writing about the issues brought up by this case in this weekend’s Irish Examiner and she’s the guest on today’s Deirdre O’Shaughnessy podcast.
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The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Inside the ‘demonic' murder of Daena Walsh
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