Josepha Madigan's speech disclosing she too had experienced sexual assault is already being described as a watershed #MeToo moment in Ireland. The seminal speech has already been described as a watershed #MeToo moment tackling damaging attitudes to sexual abuse in Ireland. Councillor speaks out about assaultIndependent councillor in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Deirdre Donnelly, revealed on RTÉ Radio 1's Liveline today that she too had been the victim of a sexual assault. Councillor: 'I stupidly put my faith in legal system'The day after she was abused, Ms Donnelly asked the hotel for CCTV footage from the previous night. "I stupidly put my faith in our legal system,” she said.

Source: Irish Examiner July 07, 2021 19:00 UTC