Nicolene Greer

They didn't drive off.

They didn't do anything.

I just sat and looked and eventually they went away.

The following morning I went to work, I told one close friend who convinced me to go to the Gardaí, which I did.

I rang Eglinton Gardaí station, as it was back then, and the Gardas came up when I finished work.

I remember very little about the interview, apart from them giving out to me for not getting the number plate and asking me what was I doing driving on my own at that hour of the morning.

So I just said, yeah, sorry, thanks Gardaí.

I was traumatised for years.

Never really told anyone for at least 20 years afterwards.

And then a number of years ago, I was in the company of another Mayo woman.

We were having a few glasses of wine and the subject of Mary Duffy came up.

And she mentioned how Shaw and Evans had tried to abduct her before Mary Duffy was killed.

And I was like, what did you say?

And then we exchanged stories and they were very similar.

Her attempted abduction took place in a town closer to Castle Bar, whereas mine was on the outskirts of Galway City.

And because I'm originally from Mayo, any time I drive down the road where Mary Duffy was taken from, I always, always think of Mary.

I just feel so lucky.

So, so lucky.

And I think it must be so difficult for Elizabeth's two sisters to speak up now.

But I admire them so much for doing it