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They were hastily arranged, emotionally charged protests, but the message was unanimous: The manner in which cases of rape and sexual abuse are handled needs to change.

Your morning bulletin...

The fast-track murder trial for five suspects in the New Dehli bus rape has begun with an attempt to allow the media to report proceedings.

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has called for an independent inquiry into the nature of former Junior Minister Bobby Molloy’s interference in a Co Galway rape and incest trial.