Natasha O'Brien blasts attacker's sentence and says more needs to be done to protect women

Assault victim Natasha O'Brien blasts attacker's sentence and says more needs to be done to protect women. She spoke to the Irish Mirror's Political Correspondent Louise Burne after being given a standing ovation in the Dáil on June 25, 2024.
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[@davidphillips9244]

Why don't they report on all cases off abused against Irish women.. What about all the attacks done by foreign men lately.. Don't see yous our marching about that.

[@APG875]

What are you babbling on about??

[@sarah20025]

@@APG875 Read the reports, not in the controlled media.I could put the names and dates but it would be taken down. Do your own research, the truth lies within.

[@Lipsy24]

​@@APG875you know very well.

[@tconnolly9820]

​@@sarah20025Tell me where to get the reports.

[@tconnolly9820]

@@robertmoray988 What? Ask for verifiable evidence of their allegations? Why not? They never ever provide any verifiable evidence apart from individual incidences as representing an overall deluge of violence and assaults. Most of their incidents are made up and fictional anyway because they never back it up regardless.

[@ko0974]

I feel so sorry for the woman and children who have been assaulted just this last week by illegal men ,not even mentioned in the media . This is way too much . This is on the judge

[@sarah20025]

100% , the wokies reading this don't believe this , it doesn't fit their agenda.

[@macattack619]

What about the men who are assaulted

[@ko0974]

@macattack619 of course, only heard of women and younger males 16s and 17s ,that's why said children as includes both .Of course, I mean and should have included males too.

[@sLazar5520]

And victims of crime in general - it's not only women here, it's victims of all types of crime because our sentencing is absolutely ridiculously lenient

[@JohnBreathnach]

What about all the men who are assaulted?

[@donalbrophy6245]

Want about the attack on women by illegal immigrants

[@APG875]

??????????

[@rosiesweeney7856]

What is this vile government and the Judiciary going to do with these thousands of illegals mostly men,?

[@pauliboi9976]

​@@APG875suspended sentences across the board for immigrants committing sexual assaults on fkn minors across the country

[@sarah20025]

@@APG875 You haven't a clue do you? There have been a lot, all got suspended sentences

[@LeonieRomanes]

Members of the armed forces should be held to a higher standard. Anyhow, men should just not attack women.

[@franmcnamara4191]

Wonder does that mindless judge have daughters or grandaughters ...if so he should see every day of his retirement in their eyes his absolute failure to protect women .This country is legally bankrupt .The most corrupt little country in the world .

[@christinadoyle1134]

Fo God sake it's not just about her been attacked it's about that creep getting away with it

[@vilamor007]

The judge should stand trial,,he is supposed to uphold the law and protect the citizens,,,he protects the criminals.

[@killiangarvan978]

Spot on Vilamor - the judge should stand trial.

[@sLazar5520]

This country needs to toughen up and turn the heat uo on ALL types of crime, not just crimes against women!

[@juliepoppy1021]

The laws reflect the level of seriousness this whole matter is taken.

[@thelolguy007]

The Minister for Injustice McEntee needs to go. Gate

[@tconnolly9820]

There is supposed to be a line of independence between the judiciary and the legislature. The minister for justice in any government can't sack a judge for a decision they don't approve of.

[@JohnBreathnach]

​@@tconnolly9820 no but she can enact tougher sentences into legislation. We are far too soft on crime

[@tconnolly9820]

@@JohnBreathnach That is a very difficult one. The US has a highly prison centric justice system. They have more of their population incarcerated than any other country in the world. But they still have a higher recidivism and crime rate in every way than here or anywhere else in the developed world. Getting state sanctioned "revenge" on criminals doesn't stop them from offending again. Countries like Norway have a very successful prison system with one of the lowest recidivist rates in the world. I would say we should look at who's doing it best and copy them.

[@tadhgcronin175]

She seems out of her depth in this very difficult position, perhaps tourism or fisheries.

[@thelolguy007]

@@tadhgcronin175 I wouldn’t have her sweeping the floor

[@MichaelWilliams-lq6po]

Lets be fare guys and girls the guy should have got 5 years no girl deserves what she went trough

[@paddyo3841]

Free Enoch Burke

[@Fi88442]

@@paddyo3841 wtf

[@paddyo3841]

Wtfu…Enoch Burke a teacher has been in prison for a year for refusing to use the bullshite fake gender identity pronouns and yet everyone is going off on this …this moronic bullshite over two freaks is a joke

[@damien3278]

The rotten to the core irish legal system at its best, would love to see the cost to this case plus who knows who private investigation leading to the solicitors, barristers and the judge being found accountable and standing trial with them paying there own legal fees

[@KimPhilby203]

Karma will visit that soldier as it does us all...his life in Ireland may be difficult for the foreseeable future..job prospects virtually zero...

[@spike2227]

But where is the CCTV footage?

[@Noobish588]

Its heart breaking that a woman is attacked to this extent ( any extent is actually unacceptable ) and the dude who did it gets a slap on the wrist? I hope that if the courts dont fix this that he gets community court

[@alanb1498]

The way she talks..she's a bit touched...are we sure the justice system did not take her forwardness as an issue

[@gingerfellah5665]

Her “forwardness” was to remonstrate with a man insulting passersby with homophobic slurs. It’s not ok to insult people in the street. She called him out and beat her unconscious, boasted about it and then admitted it!

[@MartinaDowney-ql9rz]

This girl has ptsd you can see this

[@irishdeetalks]

Definitely something going on with her mental and emotional state.

[@tconnolly9820]

She is beyond angry with the lack of justice in an Irish court for a young man who carried out a brutal assault, boasted about it online and then tried to lie about it like a pathetic coward. Try that for an explanation.

[@irishdeetalks]

@@tconnolly9820I support her cause. Just unfortunate that we had to wait for her alleged attack for someone to speak out. She’s one screaming‘Refugees welcome here’ while they’re the ones actually causing what she’s claiming to be fighting against? Oh and she’s annoying af’, No offence. People probably call me annoying and I get over it. Sticks n stones and all that! Do you have a degree in psychology to diagnose her with PTSD? You know you can’t officially diagnose someone via how they present on social media?? I just gave an opinion

[@tconnolly9820]

@@irishdeetalks Did you intend to send that message to me? I never said anything about her having PTSD in my comment. I was replying to the original commenter who did say that. And what do you mean she's screaming refugees welcome here while they're the ones causing what she's claiming to be fighting against?? She is justifiably angry and extremely brave to stand up in public and make a stand against the injustice she received from the court.

[@irishdeetalks]

@@tconnolly9820 My bad? Tag wasn’t meant for you

[@DickLong-go4vi]

I get the impression she likes the sound of her own voice and she likes the attention.

[@Fi88442]

@DickLong-go4vi yeah! So a bit like yourself.

[@pavlal.4552]

I feel like she's extremely nervous, but still wants to give her message across. She's just not used to talking to the camera.

[@tconnolly9820]

I get the impression you are on that piece of sh1t Crotty's side?

[@markywaddy6504]

She certainly doesn't mind the attention.

[@lm-nu1gi]

Wtf

[@lm-nu1gi]

@@markywaddy6504 neither did the perpetrator seeing as he boasted about it on Snapchat. Intelligent young lad by the sounds of it!!!!!!!

[@wendyheffernan2719]

Neither did the degenerate who bragged on social media about how many times he hit her

[@tconnolly9820]

His father said if she had kept her mouth shut she wouldn't have got what she deserved. That's a f#cking toxic family. I wonder has he any daughters?

[@PJMcInerney]

Absolutely it comes from somewhere -

[@user-og2bm6hl4l]

Why is the media giving her attention? When there a girls getting attacked everyday.

[@Fi88442]

Why was this scumbag let off

[@lm-nu1gi]

She is brave enough to stand up against the one who say what's the point

[@user-pd1fb5tw8l]

Because he was not an imagrint... truth be told the amount of sexual assaults over the past few months on a regular basis by immagrints .. but it's all media black out shhhh we can't say that .... fuck off

[@englishstark6100]

If you can’t see the difference in mainstream coverage as with Ashling Murphy even your own kind in the atrocity in Sligo you got your head in the sand

[@APG875]

So you think she should just shut up about the awful thing that's happened to her, do you? Why? Could it possibly be the fact that her attacker was a young white Irish man? Perhaps that fact doesn't fit your particular agenda. It still happened and needs to be highlighted. Brave woman.

[@vickigould7784]

I’m surprised he has not been dishonourably discharged! Is the Irish army that desperate? Omg! Shame on their Colors!

[@tconnolly9820]

He is going to be dishonestly discharged. The legal process in the defense forces means that they have to wait for the civil court to conclude it process first. He's as good as gone already. But they will have questions to answer about their lack of action regarding previous cases that didn't receive national media attention. The reason this is getting national and international attention is because the victim is speaking out.

[@siobhan3937]

She comes across as unhinged and unbelievable..

[@spike2227]

Where is the CCTV footage of it?

[@josephlennon8475]

Set up. Great looking girl, but very odd. Keep away, lads.

[@gungagalunga9040]

I'd say Terry Prone gave her training for 3 months training

[@ding2053]

The thing is there is a twist in this story.....

[@HOLLYHOCKFLOWERS]

Natasha, be careful not to be manipulated by gov or press.

[@genericusername6511]

Grow the fuck up

[@rustykuntz69]

Posing for the camera at the start was cringe. She loves the sound of her own voice.

[@gingerfellah5665]

She wasn’t “posing” she was waiting patiently for the signal that she could start making her statement.

[@marybalfry595]

Where are her medical records

[@lm-nu1gi]

Why do you want her medical records

[@vilamor007]

​@@lm-nu1giexactly,,,the girl was assaulted her nose broken and this idiot wants to know where her medical records are,, Ur right what difference does it make 👍👍👍

[@vilamor007]

I see Ur really behind this lady,,and U a woman😮😮😮😮

[@APG875]

With her clinicians I imagine, as is the norm. Why do you ask that question??

[@wendyheffernan2719]

Why do you want to know??????

[@donalbrophy6245]

She should be in fair city

[@seancoleman5021]

I do mot believe her.

[@seancoleman5021]

Where is this CCTV footage or the screenshots of Crotty's social media post "two to put her down. Two to knock her out" i expect we will never see them. Excuse to nring in video surveillance and hate spech laws. Who wrote the script? Sounds just like the Parnell St hoax stabbing which sparked the fke Antifa Dublin riot which were both jumped on by our faker than fake "hard right" opposition.

[@tconnolly9820]

What don't you believe?

[@seancoleman5021]

None of it, incident, victims, existence of cctv footage, social media comment. A manufactured incident to bring in legislation.

[@spike2227]

​@@tconnolly9820 The question is where is the CCTV Footage Sherlock very important evidence if such claims are made.

[@tconnolly9820]

@@spike2227 If I'm Sherlock then you must have been with the Keystone Cops. The gardaí obtained the CCTV footage from local security cameras and after that thug pleaded innocent when first arrested and claimed he was attacked first, the guards showed him the footage and only then did he plead guilty when there was no denying the evidence. Because he admitted his guilt there was no need for the prosecution to present any evidence in court. Where the feck do you get your information from? Under a rock or from some gobshites on Facebook?

[@user-ie7gb8pq5s]

This woman is a star more power to her

[@TheWiseIrishman-wc4vm]

What women can do to stay safe is control the controllable which is what they say and do. In the past, women would engage in stay-safe behaviour, but now they get stuck into an interpersonal conflict that can lead to violent outcomes. Natasha had nothing to gain for herself or the people who were subject to this man's obscenities by verbally engaging with him. Don't try to talk reason to someone drunk or emotionally out of control. There is an old saying "Often a person's tongue breaks one's nose".

[@APG875]

Victim blaming of the first degree.

[@rosiesweeney7856]

I wonder if you’re a man?

[@tadhgcronin175]

Good advice.

[@TrayKe]

Out of her face

[@martingriffin1969]

Natasha for president!

[@healingprotectioncreation7117]

She's a change agent spewing out scripted talking points to promote various aspects of the overall agenda. Limerick is officially to be Ireland's first "Smart City" so this helps promote further surveillance (including more CCTV and monitoring of online activity).

[@tadhgcronin175]

Very brave young lady. I hope she lends her voice to help other women in the same situation particularly the young girl who was assaulted on the flight. These suspended sentences for violent crimes must stop. But it is public policy to have lenient sentences so the soloution is with the government and the justice minister.

[@turkyish]

She absolutely loves attention that’s for dam sure,

[@user-bz9tm6lk3n]

Although I have great sympathy for her and I wish her all the best, but seriously I think she should take a rest 😮

[@RatTerminator]

Street justice 🤬🇺🇸

[@mongeyjames9170]

She is a pawn used by the establishment.

[@genericusername6511]

Another internet misogynist who can't fucking grow up or live in the real world. Jesus christ.

[@KeithH02]

She's quite gorgeous !! ooh la la

[@ceololaiocht]

Sinn Fein should sign her up immediately to run in Coolock Ba cheart do Shinn Féin í a shíniú láithreach chun rith sa Chúlóg

[@johnkearns4790]

If she did to him what HE did to Her she would be in Prison

[@gungagalunga9040]

This is another psy op.

[@davewillcox3228]

someone please publish the judges name!

[@jameswalsh2427]

Is there enough prison space ? That is the Elephant in the room. James J Walsh

[@militaryways]

Stop giving it oxygen

[@Fi88442]

Fool

[@APG875]

Why? Explain.

[@Fi88442]

@militaryways Are you afraid that woman beaters may be held accountable?

[@militaryways]

@@Fi88442 a headache

[@militaryways]

@@Fi88442 she probably doesn't know what a women is ffs

[@anthonyberry9132]

Another 'survivor',emotive rubbish

[@LoganPurpall]

GIVE HER AN OSCAR

[@lm-nu1gi]

Get off the Internet. Comment was meant to be directed at anthonyberry9132... Stop victim blaming.

[@evangarry3525]

So you think that what happened to her and the following sentencing was just? Just ridiculous to think like that.

[@Fi88442]

@@LoganPurpall Do you support woman beaters?

[@tconnolly9820]

More wankers who feel sorry for the poor wee little soldier.

[@catrinamcdermott4211]

Our public servants should start by holding the Catholic Church to account for the mass murder of so many infant Irish citizens in its care. Do our duplicitous moral betters not know that the worst crime a human can commit is to rob another of the rare chance which every child who fought in its mother's womb to be born gets to live for a short time? This is not to take away from Natasha, who should read a new Irish book called A Twist in The Tale of The Devil in which the Vatican is asked by its financial director to put many shared global wrongs to right.

[@APG875]

This young woman was brutally attacked and nearly killed by a public servant. What are you bladdering on about that has any relevance to this woman's truly awful ordeal?

[@lynncrf]

Wow, if the lives of children are so important to you I hope you fought for their right to stay in their "mother's womb" and voted no to repeal. Or maybe this is just the usual anti-Catholic rant, with babies used as an excuse.

[@gungagalunga9040]

The Catholic church saved all those kids. By the way, those "kids" don't get born these days because they're aborted. There would never have been mother and baby homes if abortion was available back then. Take a while to think it through...