There were 20,000 incidents of domestic violence against women and children last year.

Social stigma prevents men who are victims of domestic violence from coming forward, according to the Men's Development Network.

A new support service will go live from today for men who suffer domestic abuse.

Frontline garda supervisors have expressed “deep concern” about their ability to enforce new laws aimed at combating domestic abuse.

Only 5% of reported sexual violence offences motivated by domestic abuse are being properly recorded, a new analysis by the Central Statistics Office indicates.

The family of Celine Cawley, who was killed by her husband Eamonn Lillis in Howth in Dublin in 2008, has called for a review of domestic killings in Ireland.

A 70-year-old man told gardai he was the victim of domestic violence and abuse for years from his partner whom he is accused of murdering.

The images were only ever of clenched fists, bruised eyes, children cowering in corners, fragile, working-class women, and droplets of bright-red blood.

Organisations working in the areas of hate crime and domestic violence have welcomed Garda figures which show a sharp rise in such crimes being recorded.