Garda Paul Moody convicted of coercive control, and calls for a public record of domestic violence, with Liz Dunphy

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.


 


'I was not just fighting cancer. I was up against a monster':
Woman outlines abuse at hands of garda partner


‘He can’t hide behind his badge': Nicola Hanney speaks of abuse
suffered from ex-garda partner


Former garda Paul Moody returned to jail for coercive control of
second woman


Mick Clifford: Family bond endures for former garda determined to
finally achieve justice


The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Inside the ‘demonic' murder of
Daena Walsh


The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Concerns grow around
surveillance and technology’s impact on women


‘A life sentence should mean life’: Sister of murder victim
Siobhán Kearney speaks out


The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Kathleen Funchion on abuse,
coercion and the end of a legal battle


Bruna Fonseca’s life and death: Inside the Cork murder trial


 


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