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.

Mr Justice Paul Carney’s apology to Fiona Doyle was likely to be genuine, reports Caroline O’Doherty

Nine people today pleaded guilty to revealing online the identity of a woman raped by Welsh footballer Ched Evans.

There has been an 18% increase in the number of first-time callers to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.

Respect MP George Galloway sparked protests by suggesting WikiLeaks campaigners Julian Assange has been accused of no more than bad “sexual etiquette”.

Sex attack counsellors have pleaded for funding for free services not to be cut after supporting 2,541 people last year.

After 25 years of fun and games, the alternative pageant finishes on Sunday. Caomhán Keane reflects on a truly fabulous event

A RAPE crisis charity has issued a set of tips which they hope can help prevent the upsurge of sexual assaults linked to better weather and outdoor events.

RAPE crisis services are at serious risk due to the cap on HSE funding and a decline in corporate donations, the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has said.

THERE is growing alarm at the destructive effect extreme pornography is having on Irish society.

The special Oireachtas Committee established following the Supreme Court ruling on underage sex earlier this year this afternoon recommended a referendum to deal with the issue.

The eight-hour waiting time for rape victims in the South East has been eliminated by a new sexual assault treatment unit, it emerged today.

A RAPIST who has gone on the run while on bail may have fled to Britain with the intention of moving to Spain or Portugal.

THE Rape Crisis Network Ireland has expressed concern at the large number of elderly people convicted of sex abuse offences who have all or some of their sentences suspended.

RAPE Crisis groups last night criticised proposals by Justice Minister Michael McDowell to allow rape cases be heard in local courts.