A University College Dublin (UCD) student who was allegedly stalked by a fellow student on campus claims the institution failed to protect her after she reported the issues three months ago.
Tara (not her real name for legal reasons) had a brief romantic relationship with the young man about a year ago. She says she broke off the relationship after he tried to “control and manipulate” her, needing to know her every movement.
Over months he contacted her repeatedly, hundreds of times across multiple phone numbers, she says. Then, she says, he began to stalk her on campus.
Tara says she was living in the home of a family with young children. In one incident she describes as “terrifying”, the young man arrived at the house late at night and demanded entry, which woke the family.
He followed Tara half way across the State and demanded entry to a private event to see her. Fellow students and security removed him.
This was “terrifying”, she says. Friends on her course convinced her to go to the Garda after the incident. Within days, in late July 2025, a court order was in place, with a formal restraining order following in early
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