Stalking in Ireland

Stalking is now a standalone offence and is punishable by up to 10 years in prison (via @thejournal_ie) jrnl.ie/6211482

Thousands of men are members of Telegram groups and channels that advertise and sell hacking and surveillance services that can be used to harass friends, wives and girlfriends, and former partners, new research has uncovered. wrd.cm/3NOJyEY

It is very common for stalkers to make false counter allegations against the victim and the police need to do much better at seeing it as a further incident of stalking behaviour

Delegates at the AGSI conference have called for full vetting of Garda recruits before they are assigned to stations, after a case where a recruit was involved in a search for his own brother and Gardai were unaware of the connection. #VMNews

The Commission said the proposed new structure should provide ‘fair, appropriate, and timely compensation’ and be established ‘without delay’. thejournal.ie/calls-for-new-…

Assistant professor charged with accessing students' data rte.ie/news/courts/20… via @rte

A woman who was repeatedly raped by her uncle while he was babysitting her attempted to report the abuse to gardai on two occasions but was rebuffed, the Central Criminal Court has heard. courtsnewsireland.ie/victim-twice-r…

Stalker who posted air gun and handcuffs to Myleene Klass given hospital order breakingnews.ie/world/stalker-… via @breakingnewsie

The victim said she was happy with the outcome and wasn’t expecting a ten-year sentence to be handed down. thejournal.ie/limerick-court…

A personal trainer at a female-only gym has been remanded in custody ahead of sentencing for assaulting his former girlfriend. courtsnewsireland.ie/personal-train…

Mary is old school in the best sense of the word. Direct, fearless, and unwavering in her commitment to victims. She stayed, she listened, she fought with the raw truth of sexual violence. I also cannot help but feel a huge sense of loss.

Notorious child rapist Stephen ‘Rossi’ Walsh has failed in a “confused” bid to have an attempt by the State to amend his post-release supervision conditions declared a miscarriage of justice. courtsnewsireland.ie/notorious-chil…

Former garda admits coercion and harassment of a woman breakingnews.ie/ireland/former… via @breakingnewsie

Chloe Koyce 'filled with rage' after stalker's dad staunchly defends son dublinlive.ie/news/chloe-koy…

Infatuated young farmer who sent woman more than 1,000 messages charged with harassment breakingnews.ie/ireland/infatu… via @breakingnewsie

Denis Morris, who pleaded guilty to stalking the 25-year-old woman, received a six-month suspended sentence today. thejournal.ie/stalking-suspe…

Suspended sentence for man who stalked influencer rte.ie/news/2026/0305… via @rte

Cork man who put tracking device on ex-girlfriend's car jailed for harassment irishexaminer.com/news/courtandc…

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's 'infamous' photo, which was taken as he was driven away from a police station, has been hung in the Louvre. He denies the allegations against him. Click the link to read the latest: trib.al/nwFQbmY

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Key reports from child protection rapporteur delayed irishtimes.com/politics/2026/…