Photograph: Stephen Collins/CollinsA young woman has obtained a protection order after telling a judge her ex-partner and his mother turned up outside her home wearing balaclavas in an attempt to “intimidate” her. The woman told Dublin District Family Court that the man, whom she has a child with, threatened to “smash” her home up and “put the car through it”. In a sworn statement to the court, the woman said her former partner and his mother turned up outside her home at night recently wearing balaclavas. The woman told the court her younger son has been struggling with drug addiction for years and has become “more and more volatile and aggressive”. “This poses a huge risk to my grandson’s life,” the woman told the court.

Source: The Irish Times November 16, 2025 16:04 UTC