The unidentified media figure is being identified as an ‘Irish Weinstein’.
Newstalk presenter Ciara Kelly has revealed details of a prominent Irish media figure and his harassment of women over a number of years.
Kelly – who presents Lunchtime Live on Newstalk – wrote a number of tweets on Saturday morning detailing her experiences, and those of other women, with the prominent figure.
She goes into some detail about her brief meetings with him and his attempts to coerce her into meeting him privately, and her recent conversation with a woman who claims that the man raped her 40 years ago.
The woman told Kelly: “I can still smell him on me.”
JOE reached out to Ciara Kelly on Saturday and she was happy for us to publish these tweets.
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 v complimentary “you are v talented we must meet for coffee” he said. I declined something about him made me uneasy. I was polite though I was friendly. Many many messages came I declined other invitations
— Ciara Kelly (@ciarakellydoc) October 28, 2017
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
— Ciara Kelly (@ciarakellydoc) October 28, 2017
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 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 came still smell him on me – there were lots of us” she said #irishweinstein
— Ciara Kelly (@ciarakellydoc) October 28, 2017
And I believed her. Iv thought a lot about this and am shaking writing these tweets but I believe that women that this man raped her & likely others & I believe he beat his wife and had a car he gave lifts in… so I’m putting this out there …
— Ciara Kelly (@ciarakellydoc) October 28, 2017
If you think you know who I’m talking about … & if you have been affected please contact me & let’s try to right this …#ibelieveyou #irishweinstein
— Ciara Kelly (@ciarakellydoc) October 28, 2017
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