Dr. Ciara Kelly is calling for people to come forward about a “prominent man in the Irish media”, who she branded as an “Irish Weinstein”.
The broadcaster and columnist has revealed in a series of tweets that this man allegedly raped a woman forty years ago, and she’s heard more horrifying stories about him.
Taking to Twitter this morning, Ciara wrote, “A woman I don’t know approached me recently about a prominent man in the Irish media. ‘He raped me 40 yrs ago. I can still smell him on me’ she said visibly distressed.”
“I don’t know this man well – I’ve met him twice though both times in a group setting… #IrishWeinstein.”
A woman I dont know approached me recently about a prominent man in the Irish media “He raped me 40 yrs ago. I can still smell him on me” she said visibly distressed.
I don’t know this man well – Iv met him twice though both times in a group setting… #IrishWeinstein— Ciara Kelly (@ciarakellydoc) October 28, 2017
“He messaged me immediately after the first meeting by Twitter DM, he was very complimentary ‘you are v talented we must meet for coffee’ he said,” she continued.
“I declined something about him made me uneasy. I was polite though I was friendly. Many many messages came I declined other invitations.
“I met him again – we were at same event I spoke to him briefly but didn’t engage – I was with friends. More messages came ‘who do you think you are? You’re becoming a national joke’ late at night followed by ‘please forgive me I don’t know what came over me’ the following morning,” she explained.
“I didn’t reply – it went on for months I spoke to friends they all had stories they’d heard ‘Be careful he’s violent – he beat his wife’, ‘he had a car back in the day he offer girls lifts home – the passenger door handle was broken – they couldn’t get out’.
I didnt reply – it went on for months I spoke to friends they all had stories theyd heard “Be careful he’s violent – he beat his wife” “he had a car back in the day he offer girls lifts home – the passenger door handle was broken – they couldn’t get out”
— Ciara Kelly (@ciarakellydoc) October 28, 2017
“‘I have a friend he did same to – he plagued her’, ‘be careful he’s supposed to be awful’ The messages – bizarre in their over familiarity stopped eventually & I half forgot.
“Then this woman approached me ‘I can still smell him on me – there were lots of us’ she said #irishweinstein.
“And I believed her. I’ve thought a lot about this and am shaking writing these tweets but I believe that womann that this man raped her and likely others and I believe he beat his wife and had a car he gave lifts in… so I’m putting this out there…
“If you think you know who I’m talking about … and if you have been affected please contact me and let’s try to right this …#ibelieveyou #irishweinstein,” she added.
