A woman who was abused by her older brother when she was a child has waived her right to anonymity in the hope of inspiring other survivors to come forward.
21-year-old Aoife Farrelly addressed the media shortly after watching her brother, Cian Farrelly, of Oldcastle, Co Meath, being jailed for three years.
?? Meet Aoife Farrelly…
After watching her older brother Cian being jailed today for abusing her as a child, she bravely waived her anonymity in the hope that other survivors of intra-familial abuse would be inspired to come forward.
She’s only 21. She is a warrior ?? pic.twitter.com/qmj55wJotA
— Frank Greaney (@FrankGreaney) June 28, 2022
The court heard he raped and sexually assaulted her in the family home on dates between December 2007 and May 2009, when he was aged between 15 and 17.
After her brother was sentenced, Aoife said she was looking forward to putting all this behind her and moving on with her life:
"You know, I am Aoife Farrelly and this happened to me.
"This is not going to define me anymore. Today is the start of the rest of my life.
"I'm so grateful that I finally got my little piece of justice that I needed to keep going."
