New laws designed to tackle revenge pornography and upskirting are welcome but the government needs to include proper sanctions in any measures, domestic abuse charities have warned.
Wed, 01 May, 2019
The shock statistic is being unveiled as part of a human experiment between Women's Aid and AIB which showed unsuspecting Dublin shoppers how money can be used as a weapon.
Mon, 29 Apr, 2019
More than 20,000 disclosures of domestic violence against women and children were made to Women's Aid last year.
Wed, 10 Apr, 2019
Women’s Aid has described as a “scandal” the delay in the construction of the promised state-of-the-art family courts complex.
Sat, 06 Apr, 2019
The Government may have to pull its multimillion-euro publicity campaign on domestic violence after victims said it insults them.
Wed, 18 Apr, 2018
Women who have suffered sexual abuse were “retraumatised” by the details of the Belfast rape trial and the way in which the woman at the centre of the case was treated in court.
Fri, 06 Apr, 2018
There needs to be an urgent review of marital rape law and legal guidelines after a sentence for an offender was reduced on appeal, say Women’s Aid and the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.
Sat, 03 Mar, 2018
Women’s Aid has welcomed measures in the Garda Policing Plan 2018 aimed at addressing problems in the recording and investigation of domestic violence.
Wed, 21 Feb, 2018
The effort in some media quarters to explain Alan Hawe’s familicide as an expression of abusive masculinity is beyond stupid, writes Victoria White.
Thu, 21 Dec, 2017
A judge reportedly told a victim of child sexual abuse not to cry in court in case she influenced the jury.
Sat, 09 Dec, 2017
The director of Women’s Aid has described the #MeToo campaign, where people allege offensive or abusive behaviour they have experienced, as a “healthy movement.”
Mon, 27 Nov, 2017
People who are convicted of killing their partners receive shorter sentences than others found guilty of homicide.
Sat, 25 Nov, 2017
Committing a crime against a partner should be an aggravating rather than a mitigating factor, although, for now at least, the Irish system courts seem to disagree, writes Clodagh Finn.
216 women have died violently since the Femicide Project began in 1996, which is an average of ten women per year.
Fri, 24 Nov, 2017
Because it was not passed before the summer recess, we can now add measures to protect children whose mother is a victim, says Margaret Martin.
Wed, 27 Sep, 2017
A woman and her children forced to sleep on blood-stained mattresses in cramped rooms after leaving an abusive partner had a “horrible” experience, said Women’s Aid.
Tue, 25 Jul, 2017
Frontline gardaí are being encouraged to arrest suspected domestic violence abusers under a new Garda intervention policy, writes Cormac O'Keeffe.
Sat, 08 Jul, 2017
Frontline gardaí are being encouraged to arrest suspected domestic violence abusers under a new Garda intervention policy.
There were more than 180 disclosures of physical and sexual abuse of children and 18 cases of child abduction reported to Women’s Aid last year.
Wed, 17 May, 2017
Garda crime figures are under the spotlight again - this time in relation to domestic abuse.
Sun, 02 Apr, 2017
A new definition of consent to a sexual act has been signed off by Cabinet which campaigners say will make the law clearer for victims and judges.
Wed, 25 Jan, 2017
Fri, 14 Oct, 2016
A guide to help women report and deal with online harassment has been launched by Women's Aid and Facebook.
Thu, 13 Oct, 2016
Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said a Law Reform Commission report on online abuse has highlighted potential gaps in the law.
Wed, 28 Sep, 2016
Tue, 06 Sep, 2016
The Children's Minister Katherine Zappone says she seriously considered walking out of Government last week, but stayed because of the job she has to do.
Mon, 05 Sep, 2016
Fri, 02 Sep, 2016
There has been an outpouring of support for Clodagh Hawe, 39, who was killed by her husband, Alan Hawe, 40, in the Cavan murder-suicide last Monday.
As Clodagh Hawe’s family prepare to bury her along with her children and her husband who killed them all earlier this week, Women’s Aid has revealed how common it is for men to threaten to kill their partners and their children during domestic violence incidents.
There were 22,341 reports of abuse against women and children made to Women’s Aid last year.
Thu, 16 Jun, 2016
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Tue, 13 Oct, 2015
It is an abhorrent feature in too many homes today and a human rights issue that affects one in five Irish women.
Tue, 06 Oct, 2015
The number of domestic violence applications to the courts has risen in recent years, official figures show.
Thu, 13 Aug, 2015
Tough new anti-domestic violence laws will only be effective if the Government comes up with resources to match their scope, support groups have warned.
Sat, 25 Jul, 2015
Women’s Aid has expressed concern about the number of contacts made to it by people suffering domestic violence in which they are choked by their partner.
Fri, 19 Jun, 2015
An estimated 56 staff — half gardaí and half civilians — are being recruited to run offices dedicated to victim services around the country.
Wed, 04 Mar, 2015
New laws are “urgently” needed to protect young women who are being abused, stalked and cyber-stalked by their partners and exes.
Fri, 13 Feb, 2015
Christmas is a time of intimidation, cruelty, and “sudden flashes of violence” for many women, according to a leading domestic violence support agency.
Wed, 17 Dec, 2014
Seventy-eight pairs of women’s shoes and 10 pairs of children’s shoes were placed outside the gates of Leinster House yesterday.
Fri, 21 Nov, 2014
A moment's silence has been held outside the Dáil for the 78 women who have been murdered by current or ex-partners since 1996.
Thu, 20 Nov, 2014
A vigil will take place outside the Dáil today to remember 78 women murdered by their partners since 1996.
Women's Aid - the national network for women affected by domestic violence in Ireland - is celebrating 40 years.
Tue, 23 Sep, 2014
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