Ruth Maxwell

Advocate/Justice & Joy
'Not Consent' Exhibition
CICT Consultant
#VictimsofCrime
#CriminalInjuriesCompensationTribunal
#LawReformCommission
#ParoleBill

[Ruth Maxwell @RuthbMax]

This pain is no joke. Minimum access to info, support & protection under the Victim's Directive is not provided. It's set the bar low & leaves some of us stranded. Picking who to support is wrong. All victim's deserves equal & adequate treatment. @MaryButlerTD @VictimSupportEU

[Ruth Maxwell @RuthbMax]

Still no psychological support or hand specialist for my knife injuries. I'm in severe pain & desperate for proper care. Where are the NGOs that are supposed to help all victims? I'm in severe physical pain. I blame everyone involved for this neglect. Please, someone fix this.

[UN News @UN_News_Centre]

Over 9,700 cases of conflict-related sexual violence were verified in 2025 – though the true toll could be far higher.

“These violations are neither isolated nor confined to a handful of contexts,” says UN envoy Pramila Patten. “They are global in scale.”
https://t.co/fMZNLMj2Z5

[Fianna Fáil @fiannafailparty]

🎙️ Podcast Drop | Valerie’s Law

Valerie French, a 41-year-old mother of three, was murdered by her husband, James Kilroy, at her home in Westport in 2019.

[The Sligo Champion @SligoChampion]

Call for Justice Minister to spell out supports for councils facing surge in emergency housing demands #Sligo https://t.co/GuizM6GCjk

[Fianna Fáil @fiannafailparty]

We thank and commend Valerie's brother David French for his powerful advocacy in honour of his sister.

We remember Valerie and stand with her loved ones.

[Sexual Violence Centre Cork @SVCCork]

As a former TD apologises for his character letter to the courts for an offender, it is time to remove character references from sexual offence cases. https://t.co/STVrUhbs5h

[Ruth Maxwell @RuthbMax]

@courtsnewsIRL Five victims over six years. I am one of them.

A total of 34.5 years in sentences reflects the scale of this case.
The Court of Appeal has now upheld the conviction.
This case shows how patterns of offending develop over time, and why earlier intervention is important.

[Ruth Maxwell @RuthbMax]

Five victims over six years. I am one of them.

34.5 years in total sentences.

Called “tenuous” evidence on appeal. It wasn’t, it was a pattern.

We are not isolated cases. We are proof of systemic failure.

[Courts News Ireland @courtsnewsIRL]

Predatory serial sex offender Slawomir Gierlowski, who was jailed for attempting to strangle a woman in a Dublin park, has failed to convince the Court of Appeal that the circumstantial evidence against him was "tenuous" and resulted in an unsafe conviction.

https://t.co/U5aD0SaHkT

[Ruth Maxwell @RuthbMax]

@fobraonain @moyaclannad What a beautiful tribute Fiachna from you. It's lovely to be on this journey tonight with you. Her voice and music brings a soulful connection to the land of our ancestors. Hauntingly angelic.

[Ruth Maxwell @RuthbMax]

I couldn't do the work I do for victims & survivors without Starlink as I'm so rural. It's quite expensive each month, but you get used to that in Ireland.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Starlink gives you fast Internet anywhere on Earth

[Winnie M Li @winniemli]

18 yrs ago, I was violently assaulted & raped while walking alone. Every year on the anniversary of that day, I go on a solo hike to remind myself that there is still beauty in this world & I can enjoy it. This yr, I pushed myself & did a few days of the Southwest Coast Path…

[Ruth Maxwell @RuthbMax]

@fobraonain @HappyWoman9 @SineadOConnor @fontainesdublin @bobdylan @musicbyloah @outsidechild13 @mavisstaples @Florence_Road @Dani_Larkin_ @TINARIWEN @gorillaz @greenshinemusic @RTERadio1 No way! This i did not expect. What a surprise. I'm here and tuned in. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for guiding me though those lonesome nights of terror, tears and pain with love, peace and soulful connection back to myself, life and joy through perfect tunes 😊

[Ruth Maxwell @RuthbMax]

After my own attack on my way to work i never expected to be treated with such hostility & contempt. The hurt runs deep and is still painful to carry, but i survived the attack. Many thanks to those who gave me hope. @SVCCork @OCallaghanJim @fobraonain @John_Kavanagh

[Ruth Maxwell @RuthbMax]

Spoke last night at the launch of the proposed reform of the CICT.
Those include a statutory scheme, recognition of psychological harm, & the introduction of compensation for pain & suffering.
The assistive tier, which aims to gather evidence, is also a positive step. 10yrs on!

[Ruth Maxwell @RuthbMax]

Mary is old school in the best sense of the word. Direct, fearless, and unwavering in her commitment to victims. She stayed, she listened, she fought with the raw truth of sexual violence. I also cannot help but feel a huge sense of loss.

[96fm Opinion Line @OpinionLine96]

LISTEN BACK Mary Crilly Announces Retirement After Fighting Against Sexual Violence
@PaulByrne_1 catches up with Mary who announced she is retiring from day-to-day activities with the @SVCCork
https://t.co/XzLHN67PQ2

[Courts News Ireland @courtsnewsIRL]

The State has been given more time to file its response to Jozef Puska’s extensive appeal against his conviction for murdering schoolteacher Aishling Murphy, after a court was told the killer’s legal team were over a month late filing their paperwork.

Puska, who told detectives that he stopped working in 2017 after slipping a disk in his back, has been granted legal aid for his appeal on the same basis as his representation during his trial at the Central Criminal Court - where he was allocated a solicitor, a senior counsel and two junior counsel.

https://t.co/dRVnq6y3NN

[marion scott @ladymcbeth2]

‘Only a change to the law will save others from the horror I live with every single day’: Court orders battered mum to give ex child access despite years of abuse & family annihilator slaughters them posing their bodies for her to find in revenge for leaving him. https://t.co/rVyjAxu7C5 via @Sunday_Post

[EA group - CoR @EA_CoR]

At today’s Group Meeting, the @EA_CoR welcomed the founder of the Sexual Violence Support Centre Cork, Ms Mary Crilly, a true pioneer who has dedicated her life to supporting women and victims of sexual violence. Tomorrow, the @EU_CoR will honour her with a Special Recognition Award by the jury of the #AdamowiczAward. #CoRplenary

“For me, this award is above all a recognition for all the victims of sexual violence who dared to tell their stories. It proves their voices matter and that change is possible. My key message is this: always speak up.”

[Deirdre Nugent (Minister) @deirdrenugent4]

@SuzanneGrennan @CarrollJennifer @MichealMartinTD @SimonHarrisTD @HSELive @roinnslainte @RTERadio1 My parents are left with 20% of their pensions. The rest is paid to the "fair deal" contribution. The nursing homes are taking over half of what's left for "extras". My parents are left with practically no money for themselves or to maintain the house. It's not a Fair Deal.

[Cillian @CilComLFC]

In October 2001, supermodel Karen Mulder went on a French talk show and accused powerful people -- including Politicians and Royals -- of Sexual Abuse and Human Trafficking.

The interview was pulled before it aired, and the footage was destroyed.

Mulder was called "crazy" and admitted to a psychiatric hospital -- but one of the Abusers was later outed as an Epstein fixer, and another was retroactively charged with multiple Rapes.

She was telling the TRUTH all along.

[BUCHANAN: Dublin Time Machine @RobLooseCannon]

Did you know theres an Amish settlement in Ireland? Hidden away in the harbour village of Dunmore East in Waterford, a small Amish-Mennonite congregation has been quietly living, working, and worshipping for more than three decades. The community is around 75 and 100 people, roughly fifteen. Alongside American members are families from Poland, Ukraine, South America, Wales, and a small number of Irish converts.

Men dress plainly in simple shirts and trousers, women in long dresses or skirts, their hair covered with white cloth head coverings known as kapps. They live independently across the area rather than communally.

As Daniel Yoder, a member of the community, explained in a radio interview “Community is sometimes misunderstood as being a commune where we’re all in one large property or have all our meals together,” he said. “It’s not that way, it’s primarily a church, but we’re a church community and we do more things together than most churches would.”

The "Christian Fellowship of Dunmore East" congregation was founded in 1992 by William McGrath, an Irish-American and a Second World War veteran who converted to Mennonite Christianity after his service.

The community belongs to the Beachy Amish Mennonite tradition, a more outward-facing branch of the Anabaptist world. They are permitted to use cars, electricity, telephone and the internet cautiously and with moral intent. Televisions and radios are not allowed in homes.

The community operate several well-known local businesses, including a grocery and bakery, a bookstore, and the Jaybee’s handmade wooded furniture workshop.They have also been involved in outreach work, including a retreat centre for disadvantaged young people in the Comeragh Mountains.