Yet another young woman attacked by a male. When will it end?

No-one is against it. But what are the vast majority of men supposed to do to prevent the actions of a small minority of mentally deranged and hopeless cases with complex behavioural and substance abuse issues?

Most normal every-day men don't even associate with these types, or hardly even know such people personally. So there is litterally very very little that "men" as collective can do in a practical sense.

If you witness an attack, sure they could summon help or try to intervene or call the Gardai, but direct intervention is as likely to get you stabbed or beaten as not, it is very risky. What's more, a large portion of these attacks are fairly opportunistic and random in nature and happen in quiet areas or at quiet times, so there is no-one there to intervene. Granted, the Tullamore and Stephen's green cases are in busy areas, but the thing is, these incidents all happen in a matter of seconds too, so it isn't realistically possible to intervene - it is usually over within a matter of seconds in the case of random punch assaults by loopers.

In my opinion a lot of it can be put into 4 categories.....

1. Psychopathic creeps and perverts. Cunning and will engineer the situation to do whatever it is to a woman, in the hopes of getting away with it. Think the likes of Larry Murphy, Graham Dwyer, Michael O'Donoghue, David Masterson, big Joe O'Reilly et al. Psychopathic monsters who are driven to do what they do by their inherent evilness.
2. Mentally deranged loopers. Fellas who will sexually assault, rape, assault or even kill someone in broad daylight because they are nutty in the head or schizo but the, mental health services being what they are in this country, these nut cases are allowed walk the streets unabated. (just this morning I saw some head-banger of a fella in a park across the street roaring shíte talk into the sky - a looper who should be in some sort of institution for his own good, if nothing else)
3. Petty harassers and delinquent youths, feral scum who harass passers by be they women or men, young or old with the objective of looking like the big hardman in front of their friends. Pack mentality.
4. Cat callers, wolfwhistlers, arse slappers, and the like. Think of stereotypical builders on scaffolding shouting after a woman on the street, or the likes of the character Chris Finch from the Uk version of The Office. Obnoxious and annoying tossers, but probably unlikely to rape or kill someone. But they still cause distress and trouble and shouldn't be tolerated.

For 1 and 2, normal every day men cannot do anything about it because these fellas are simply either bad or mad. Inherently mentally defective and that is the source of their offending. For these it is a matter for the mental health services and Gardai to identify these individuals and deal with them effectively before they become an issue.

For 3 the only realistic way I can see that "men" could aid the cause would be for their fathers or male relatives to be parents and role models and sharply punish such behaviour and opinions from their sons. The problem there is that these are often disadvantaged demographics and their fathers/uncles are either non-existent or if they are they may be misogynistic violent tossers themselves, and it is a case of monkey see monkey do. For a regular man walking the street to challenge a group of youths like this would be extremely dangerous and foolish as he would be likely to be beaten up or even stabbed. In the first instance it realistically is a matter for the Gardai to challenge and the courts to punish, but we all know the legal system is beyond a soft touch here. it needs reform, badly. Community leaders, schools, and social services have a role to play in changing the culture and diverting youths away from this sort of petty criminality.

With 4, this is probably the only area where the average man on the street could challenge such behaviour without putting themselves at risk. Having the balls to challenge and denounce such behaviour on the spot when you see it. "would you say that to your sister, or mother? Cop yourself on and grow up". Men who are managers in the workplace, or in other positions of authority can and should challenge this behaviour by taking complaints seriously and pursuing and investigating them vigorously when they are brought to their attention. Gardai and courts might need to be involved in this process as well.

So, it is not as simple as just saying "oh men should do something". It is not that simple. That appoach is like expecting a white knight to gallop in on a horse at the moment some incident kicks off.

it is more complex than that, as my analysis above would show. In many cases regular men have no influence or contact with agressors, in other cases it would be highly dangerous and foolish to intervene directly in an incident. But in other cases they can influence things and change the culture, but it is limited to the areas in which they have influence, such as within the family or community organisations, or the workplace.

I don't think that would be possible. I suspect that it might even be unconstitutional. What you are talking about is imprisoning one person for the crime of another. More nonsense.

There was a suggestion on one of the other threats that a ring-fenced man-tax of even a quarter of a percent on men's incomes would be able to fund womens' refuges and domestic violence charities beyond all their wildest dreams. That is not even a bad idea. it could be introduced for a couple of years and would have minimal impact on men's income but would revolutionise the supports available to women who are victims of male violence.

Something else I have supported is that for the procedures around prosecution of certain sexual and domestic violence offences be changed. HEre's why. Proving sexual and domestic abuse is often very difficult owing purely to the nature of the offending, and it can be historical in a lot of cases. Investigations and vigorous cross examinations can often re-inflict a lot of the trauma on the victim. This all reduces the liklihood of convictions, and deters victims from coming forward. So, I would support that the burden of proof in court be reduced from "beyond all reasonable doubt" to "balance of probabilities". Convictions could be secured more frequently, and more victims will feel empowered to come forward.