‘This is One More Step Towards Child Protection’, Says Brother of Murdered Valerie French as New Law Goes Before Cabinet - 07/06/2026

Legislation to introduce ‘Valerie's Law’ went before Cabinet yesterday - a move described by Valerie French’s brother as “one more step towards child protection”.The legislation is named after Valerie French (41), who was murdered by her husband, James Kilroy, in Castlebar, Co Mayo, in 2019. The couple have three children.Under the law, killers who take the life of their child’s other parent will no longer automatically keep guardianship rights.Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan brought the bill to the Cabinet yesterday.The victim’s brother, David French, said he is “really looking forward” to seeing the text of the bill and for it to go before the Dáil.Valerie’s brother David joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.