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A clear, practical guide to Ireland’s domestic violence laws, covering safety orders, barring orders, protection orders, coercive control, Garda enforcement, family law implications, and cross-border issues. This paper explains how Irish law protects victims, balances fair procedures, and recognises domestic abuse as more than physical violence.

A powerful account of David Norris’s landmark legal battle to decriminalise homosexuality in Ireland, tracing the fight from the Irish courts to Strasbourg and showing how one act of personal courage helped reshape Irish constitutional law, human rights, and modern LGBTQ+ equality.
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