There were more than 4,800 requests for help from men last year to a support group for victims of domestic abuse.

One in four men who called a domestic abuse support service last year said they had suffered physical abuse.

The number of men reporting domestic abuse is on the rise.

A TORRENT of outrage greeted the recent photographs of Charles Saatchi putting his hands around Nigella Lawson’s neck, but what if the tables had been turned? Does slapping your bloke ever constitute domestic violence?

There has been a 33% increase in the number of people seeking help from the Amen Support Services for men suffering from domestic violence.

THERE has been a sharp increase in the number of male victims of domestic abuse coming forward seeking help, a report shows.

Men who have been victims of domestic abuse have been urged today to share their experiences.

Efforts to help male victims of domestic abuse are being stepped up.

Up to 2,000 men contacted a group which provides support to male victims of domestic abuse last year.

The voluntary group which provides support to male victims of domestic abuse is launching its first annual report this morning.

CHRISTMAS can be a very lonely time for some fathers and children, many of whom will not see each other over the festive period.

TOM KINDLON (Letters, October 17) correctly points out that “domestic violence is a terrible problem, but studies show it is not just women who suffer from it”.

ANTHONY LEAVY (Letters, October 16) desperately tries to link the fact that so many of the calls to Women’s Aid went unanswered with the lack of women in the Dáil. But he fails to point out that organisations for men — such as Amen — have had a lot of trouble getting even a tiny fraction of the funding given to women’s organisations.

IN your editorial (Irish Examiner, January 18) you claim it was largely as a result of your three-part series on domestic violence that the Dáil Justice Committee held a hearing on this issue on January 17.

FOUR summers ago Peter McBride hugged his mother goodbye in the living room of their London home.

IN the unnecessarily acrimonious family law system, women frequently allege domestic abuse, especially in cases of separation and divorce.

THE recent study of domestic violence among patients attending a Galway city practice once again shows that many men are victims, too.

THERE has been considerable publicity about the assaults on two EastEnders’ stars by their female partners.

THE National Domestic Violence Intervention Agency (NDVIA) recently called on the Garda Siochána to make domestic violence one of its 10 top priorities.

THOUSANDS of children in foster care cannot be legally adopted and are denied a chance of enjoying a “second family” because they have no specific rights of their own, it emerged yesterday.

JUSTICE, Equality and Law Reform minister of state Frank Fahey recently launched an awareness campaign on domestic violence which deals only with violence against women.

AMEN, a group helping men who are physically abused by their partners, has criticised a new Government awareness campaign.

The plight of unmarried and separated fathers is due to be highlighted at a conference in Dublin today.

The plight of Irish fathers who are denied access to their children is due to be highlighted at a conference in Dublin later this week.

A SUPPORT service for male victims of domestic abuse received more than 5,000 calls for help last year.

I HAVE seen it all now... Social and Family Affairs Minister Mary Coughlan’s sudden, pre-election recognition of the father’s role where separated couples are concerned (Irish Examiner, May 15).

I REFER to the article entitled ‘Refuge groups want helpline for violent men’ by Michael Brennan (Irish Examiner, Dec 23).

THE Parents Defence Campaign will hold a protest at the GPO in Dublin on Saturday, June 14, to complain about the treatment of fathers in the family law courts.

THE new pilot scheme for victims of domestic violence will cater for men and women, the Department of Justice insisted yesterday.

MORE women are calling domestic violence helplines than ever before but many are still too afraid to do anything about it, Women’s Aid said yesterday.

VICTIMS of domestic violence will soon be able to apply again for temporary barring orders against an abusive partner, after the Government introduced an amendment to the law yesterday.

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GARDAÍ will no longer arrest violent spouses for breaking current interim barring orders meant to prevent further family violence, thanks to a Supreme Court ruling Wednesday.