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Refuge spaces plan short of number required by international Convention

A plan to double the number of refuge spaces in Ireland over the next two years will still fall short of the number of domestic violence spaces required by the Istanbul Convention. The Convention is a legally binding strategy to tackle domestic and ...

23 Feb 2024 at 13:02

National News

National: Domestic violence on the rise as Gardaí receive over 50,000 reports in 2023

An Garda Síochána are once again supporting the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence campaign, which commenced on the 25th November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10th December, ...

07 Dec 2023 at 12:52

National News

Gender-based violence an epidemic in Ireland – Taoiseach

Ireland is experiencing an “epidemic” of gender-based violence, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. The Taoiseach was speaking in response to a new report from Women’s Aid, which said there had been a 16% rise in contacts with its support ...

20 Jun 2023 at 14:18

National News

National database and agency should be established for reporting violent family deaths, study recommends

A national database should be established for reporting on violent family deaths, also known as familicide. That's the recommendation made by a recent review, which was chaired by solicitor Maura Butler. The independent report by Ms ...

31 May 2023 at 11:36

National News

Non-national who threatened to kill partner in her Dublin home jailed for 16 months

A man who made threats to kill his former partner and assaulted her in her home has been jailed for 16 months. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that the now 29-year-old, who cannot be identified in order to protect the identity ...

04 Jul 2024 at 15:07

National News

Record number of domestic abuse cases against women and children reported last year

Domestic violence and abuse charity Women's Aid is reporting the highest number of domestic abuse cases in its 50-year history, with over 40,000 disclosures in 2023. The Women’s Aid Annual Report for 2023 shows a shocking 40,048 ...

18 Jun 2024 at 10:34

National News

Calls to help Irish domestic violence victim detained in Dubai for ‘attempted suicide’

The Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance to a Roscommon woman reportedly detained in Dubai for attempting to take her own life. 28-year-old Tori Towey has been formally charged with “attempting ...

10 Jul 2024 at 09:24

National News

Travel ban lifted for Roscommon woman charged in Dubai with 'assisted suicide', Taoiseach says

Taoiseach Simon Harris said a travel ban imposed by Dubai authorities on Irish woman Tori Towey, who was reportedly charged with attempted suicide, has been lifted. The Irish embassy in UAE will bring her to the ...

10 Jul 2024 at 13:16

Local News

Man remanded in custody for breaching court order by shouting in ex-partner's letterbox

A man who arrived at the home of his ex-partner in Donegal and began shouting in the letterbox has been remanded in custody. The man, who is aged in his 30s and cannot be named in order to protect the identity ...

22 May 2024 at 19:57

National News

'We were living in fear' - Irish woman speaks out on abuse from husband while pregnant

Women's Aid has launched an independent evaluation report by the Centre for Effective Services, of its three-and-a-half-year pilot maternity project. The national domestic violence organisation is pioneering ...

10 Nov 2024 at 06:15

National News

'I know the shame is not mine' - Training launched for maternity staff in hospitals to support pregnant domestic abuse victims

07 Nov 2024 at 06:55

National News

Violence and abuse a ‘fact of life' for women due to rise of right wing young men

New research into attitudes, influence, and well-being among Irish men shows that 2 in 5 men hold ‘traditionalist’ views. This includes agreeing or being unsure on statements such as “men who ...

21 Nov 2024 at 07:10

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