Urgent action is needed to ensure staff and students are safe on college campuses, the National Women’s Council (NWC) has said after broadcaster and academic Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin spoke out about her ordeal at University College Dublin. Speaking to The Irish Times, Dr Ní Shúilleabháin spoke publicly for the first time about being repeatedly harassed by Prof Hans-Benjamin Braun at UCD over the course of two years. The judge issued an order barring the professor from contacting Ms Ní Shúilleabháin for five years. On Saturday, the National Women’s Council (NWC) commended the “courage and bravery” of Ms Ní Shúilleabháin for breaking her silence about her experiences. Ms O’Connor said there was a need for “urgent action by all third level institutes to ensure both staff and students can be safe on campus”.

Source: The Irish Times September 05, 2020 15:11 UTC