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Case No. 14593Domestic abuse (safety order) · Co. Kildare

Two-year safety order granted at Naas District Court over husband's drinking and abuse

At Naas District Court in Co Kildare, a woman told the court she feels unsafe because her husband drinks and is verbally abusive to her, and said he is on the phone to sex workers and tried to show her images. The husband told the court he might drink a little excessively and works full time, sometimes on Saturdays, and the judge said the underlying cause is alcohol and was satisfied there was a continuous level of abuse towards the woman. The judge then granted a two-year safety order, as reported by Kildare Now on 12 February 2025.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court12 Feb
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • The woman told the court she feels unsafe at home because her husband is drinking and is verbally abusive to her.
  • The woman said her husband is on the phone to sex workers and tried to show her images.
Where
The case was heard at Naas District Court in Co Kildare.
When
The case was reported by Kildare Now on 12 February 2025; the incident date is not given.
Cause
The judge said the underlying cause is alcohol.
Other details
  • The judge was satisfied there was a continuous level of abuse towards the woman.
  • The woman said physical abuse is not an issue because their adult children are present and her husband had calmed down after an earlier court order.
  • The husband told the court he might drink a little excessively and works full time, sometimes on Saturdays.
  • The woman said their adult children had offered to go with the husband to get help for his drinking.
In court
The judge granted a safety order for a two-year period.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe woman feels unsafe at home because her husband is drinking and is verbally abusive to her. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe husband is said to be on the phone to sex workers and to have tried to show the woman images. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe case was heard at Naas District Court. (kildarenow.com)
  • causeThe judge said the underlying cause is alcohol. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe judge granted a safety order for a two-year period. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe woman said physical abuse is not an issue because adult children are present and the husband had calmed down after a court order was previously granted. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe husband told the court he might drink a little excessively. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe judge was satisfied there was a continuous level of abuse towards the woman. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe husband told the court he works full time and sometimes on Saturday. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 12 Feb2025
    In courtkildarenow.com, first report
    Husband is on the phone to sex workers and 'tries to show me images' Kildare court told

    Reports a Naas District Court hearing in which a safety order was granted; the incident date and the hearing date are not given.

    victim, femalesuspect, male