At the heart of the case are three separate but related issues: an alleged rape and how it was handled; image-based abuse; and an argument over exams and the woman’s academic progression. Image-based abuseCoppinger described in the Dáil how the young woman had allegedly been raped by a fellow UCD student. Alleged rapeSpeaking to The Irish Times, the woman says the alleged rape occurred in February 2023. Last Monday, as criticism of UCD’s handling of the alleged image-based abuse intensified, the university secured a variation on the order from the court. But seeing that image, and knowing [teachers] in UCD I idolised saw it, I was so devastated.

Source: The Irish Times March 07, 2026 12:58 UTC