"The standard we walk by is the standard we accept".

Irish woman Jill Meagher was a short distance from her home in Melbourne Australia when she was raped and murdered by Adrian Bayley on the 22nd September 2012. The 29 year old’s body was not discovered for another six days.

Mr Bayley was on parole at the time he raped and murdered the Louth native.

Since his wife’s death Tom Meagher has undertaken advocacy work through the charity White Ribbon to educate men about violence against women. He has written about the danger of the monster myth when discussing violence against women. He says "we can't assume people who are violent come out of another dimension".

Regarding his wife's killer he says 'I can now think of Jill as she lived rather than as she died'. Tom says Jill's family have been a huge support for him in trying to come to terms with his wife's death. Jill's mother would tell him "he's not going to beat us". 

White Ribbon Ireland is the national movement of the world's largest male-led campaign to end men's violence against women, with a presence in over 60 countries. November 25th is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and to mark it White Ribbon are holding an event in EU House on Dawson Street.