Marine Road. It's August 2026, two years on from Snow in August. I declined an all expenses holiday for some reasons I choose not to share, apart from not really being a holiday person, and just took a few days leave to combine volunteering at events with a few day trips. It was nice to see Tipperary again and even nicer to see Dublin and catch up with friends. He's standing there as he does in my dreams, as I reach the corner at the bottom of Marine Road. I shout his name, desperate that he doesn't hurry on. All day as I caught up with friends in Dublin, I hoped and prayed I'd find him. God whispered 'Go to Dun Laoghaire, get your hair cut' and I did. Well, along those lines. I can't afford a haircut in Limerick and Rob gave me 50 when I met him on North Earl Street and my hairdresser in Dun Laoghaire does my hair for 25, so it made sense. I went to Dun Laoghaire to get my haircut, knowing my friend could as easily be there as in Dublin. He turns and a sm...
[DATE] Re [RECIPIENT], [DATE OF BIRTH], [ORGANISATION/POLITICAL CONNECTIONS]. Dear [RECIPIENT], I have sent copies of this letter to local bodies. I ask that you give careful consideration to what I have to say. I am willing to risk my life, wellbeing and future to protect children and the vulnerable because the severity of your harm to me haunts me and I know that you are without conscience and tried to reframe the consequences of your actions to absolve yourself. During [YEAR], you met me in [CITY], took over significant aspects of my life immediately, and placed me under severe pressure to participate in arrangements that were, at best, less than ethical and, in some cases, could reasonably be considered criminal in nature as you made immediate plans to move me to [CITY]. For example, you forcibly collected and retained my personal data despite my express wishes and the considerable distress this caused me. You also planned for me to live with a fugitive and to declare myself t...