1,600 girls in Ireland at risk of genital mutilation

EU study concludes that main risk would involve girls returning to their country of origin

More than 1,600 girls and young women living in Ireland could be at risk of female genital mutilation, according to a major new EU study.

Research has shown that up to 11% of almost 14,600 girls. aged 0-18 years, who are living here and who were born in or whose parents originated from countries where female genital mutilation (FGM) is common, were likely to be at risk of being mutilated.