Garda Paul Moody convicted of coercive control, and calls for a public record of domestic violence, with Liz Dunphy

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast · May 22, 2026 · 29m

Former Garda Paul Moody was back in the news this week after being convicted of harassment and coercive control of his ex-partner.He first hit the headlines in 2022 when he was jailed for similar offences against another ex-partner, Nicola Hanney.Questions arose in court about the handling of a complaint against Moody to the Garda Ombudsman Commission – with the victim in this week’s case saying Nicola Hanney would never have suffered, if GSOC had investigated her complaint.The issue of abusers with previous offences and complaints against them has been highlighted in recent years by Jason…