Natasha O'Brien: I'm Never Going to Regret Speaking Up

Natasha O’Brien: Being bullied in school made me intervene in a homophobic attack in Limerick

When I saw so many people turn out to protest, it lit a fire in me

Natasha O'Brien: I'm never going to regret speaking up

From victim to survivor to advocate, an intimate new documentary glimpses behind the scenes of Natasha O'Brien's quest for justice.

Natasha O'Brien talks of vicious online abuse in new RTÉ doc tonight

'I invited the cameras into very vulnerable moments'

Natasha O'Brien on how assault impacted relationship with mum

Natasha O’Brien, the Limerick woman who was beaten unconscious in a random attack by a serving soldier, has spoken about the strain the ordeal put on her relationship with her mother. Ms O’Brien was attacked in May 2022 by Cathal Crotty, 23, after she had intervened to stop a young gay man from being harassed. Crotty, then a member of the Defence Forces, boasted about the assault on social media, saying: ‘Two to put her down, two to put her out.…

Natasha O’Brien on backlash, broken systems, and speaking her truth

Natasha O’Brien has hit out at the judge who handed down a suspended sentence to her attacker, noting he got ‘caught in the crossfire’ as she campaigned for justice. The young woman was assaulted by former soldier Cathal Crotty on May 29, 2022 in Limerick city after she intervened when she heard him call someone a ‘faggot.’ In June 2023, Judge Tom O’Donnell imposed a fully suspended three-year term on Crotty and ordered him to pay €3,000 compens…

WATCH New documentary to tell the story and journey of Natasha O’Brien and the ‘person behind the headline’

New documentary to tell the story and journey of Natasha O’Brien and the ‘person behind the headline’. Picture: Olena Oleksienko/ilovelimerick ‘Natasha’, a new documentary airing on RTÉ, shares the story […] The post WATCH New documentary to tell the story and journey of Natasha O’Brien and the ‘person behind the headline’ appeared first on I Love Limerick.