The Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI) is facing "crunch-time" as demand for its expertise continues to grow but State funding support remains stagnant.

Defendants should remain anonymous in rape trials unless they are convicted, according to the Bar Council of Ireland, a view supported by the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI).

Wrong language, weak sentences, poor resources: victims and those who support them are frustrated with the criminal justice system’s response to child sexual abuse material. Caroline O’Doherty reports

Technology has changed, particularly through the ubiquitousness of the mobile phone but the need for research has not diminished, writes Alison O’Connor

Rape crisis groups say a change of attitude is needed in the courts and among the public towards victims of sexual violence and their treatment in trials.

The head of the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI) said a conversation of “competition” developed around the Belfast rape trial.

The kind of premeditated manipulation practised with great skill by sex offenders also works on the friends, priests and TDs who are so often called on to write references, writes Clodagh Finn

We should not feel sympathy for Tom Humphries. One expert says we need to realise nothing happened to him, that it’s entirely of his own design, reports Joyce Fegan

Victims of sexual violence are being “silenced” following the State’s decision to cut off funding to a national data collection system, rape crisis agencies have said.

Surely there was someone somewhere, a man even, willing to point out to the Taoiseach that he’s big time storing up trouble with Irish women the way that he’s going on.

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.

Taxi drivers in Dublin are being asked to provide DNA samples as part of an investigation into an alleged rape.

A definition for consent may be inserted into law, according to Tánaiste and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald.

A legal row over data protection has erupted between the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI) and a State agency over its right to publish information gathered from abuse victims.

About a year and a half ago, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, stopped its €250,000 funding of the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI), effectively removing 70% of its funding overnight.

A REPORT published earlier this week by the Child and Family Agency, Tusla, contained some startling figures. 

Almost half of gay and bisexual survivors of sexual abuse take more than 10 years to report it, according to research by the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI).

Almost half of lesbian, gay, and bisexual survivors of sexual assault waited more than 10 years to report the abuse, according to research by the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI).

We need to remove the myth that a rape victim who has consumed alcohol is in any way responsible for the crime committed against them, says Cliona Saidlear, head of the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI).

The introduction of a statutory definition for consent is being examined by the Department of Justice and Equality.

Groups supporting victims of crime fear a landmark Europe-wide ruling giving new rights and supports for victims from today will not have full effect in Ireland.

Almost 800 women and children received accommodation and support from a domestic violence service — on a single day last year.

The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has defended the decision to cease funding the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland, saying areas had been identified where the money could be used better.

The country’s rape support services face disarray after Tusla pulled the plug on funding for their co-ordinating body.

OCCASIONALLY public policy decisions are made that suggest we have learnt little enough from the sordid experiences of our past and that our self image as a caring, protective society — a Christian or even a post-Christian one — might not be as accurate as we might wish.

The Diageo-funded campaign against alcohol abuse is to continue using its latest advertisement despite criticism from rape counsellors that it targets victims of sex crimes.

IS it possible that the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland got the wrong end of the stick by calling for the immediate withdrawal of an advertisement aimed at raising awareness of alcohol abuse? 

Rape victims whose abuse claims were dealt with outside of the statutory justice system have been urged to come forward and have their cases investigated by the proper authorities.

The HSE is to carry out an investigation into the treatment of the immigrant teenager refused an abortion here despite being raped and certified suicidal.

Rape support services are facing an unprecedented funding crisis, with one of the country?s biggest centres forced to shut its doors because it cannot pay its staff.

Ireland has one of the highest ages of consent in the EU. And until recently, Vatican City had the lowest, reports Peter O’Dwyer.

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has said it would be slow to recommend a change in the age of consent from 17 to 16.

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is to sever all ties with DrinkAware in a row over the promotion of Arthur’s Day, which promotes Guinness.

Promotional material for horse breeding services which features a woman straddling a man has been criticised as “unprofessional” by the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI).

The vast majority of sex abuse survivors who sought help in Rape Crisis Centres last year were attacked as children, it was revealed today.

Fresh controversy surrounds the case of sex offender Anthony Lyons after it emerged his six-year sentence can only be reactivated if he reoffends within two years of his release, rather than during the full six-year period.