Person: Noeline Blackwell

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<p>Prof Sonia Livingstone said that 'tech companies have a duty of care to their users'.</p>

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Tech giants must 'make online spaces safer for children'

Tech companies, governments, and civil groups need to empower children and young people, a leading expert in children's rights will tell an international seminar

<p>Noeline Blackwell: Voluntary and community sector constantly struggles for funding. Picture: Sasko Lazarov </p>

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Noeline Blackwell says funding struggle 'frustrating' as she steps down as rape crisis centre CEO

<p>DRCC CEO Noeline Blackwell said: 'Our report shows people were able to seek support on the national helpline. Others found the time and courage to consider reporting sexual violence or seeking justice in courts or other fora.' Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie</p>

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One-third rise in contacts to rape crisis helpline in 2022

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'Imagine finding out in a newspaper that your rapist is back on the streets'

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New guide to help sexual violence victims with justice system

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Hard-hitting review shows Defence Forces is unsafe working environment

'I made a huge mistake', says woman duped into posing naked for photos as teenager

Tina Redmond, 40, was 15 and an aspiring model when she allowed a man to take nude pictures of her, and worries to this day that they still exist and could be published

Wed, 08 Mar, 2023

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Call for action as violence against women at 'crisis levels'

Last year saw highest number of violent deaths since 2007 as 11 women killed

Fri, 20 Jan, 2023

First nationwide survey about sexual violence in two decades will be published by CSO

The most up-to-date data on sexual violence in Ireland is from the groundbreaking Savi report published in 2002

Fri, 09 Dec, 2022

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Women are not rehabilitation centres for violent sexual offenders

Comments by a judge in a recent sexual assault court case have reignited debate about the judicial system's treatment of women who report these crimes

Tue, 25 Oct, 2022

Rise in number of calls to rape crisis helpline

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre also took on more therapy clients, seeing 580 clients in 2021

Wed, 05 Oct, 2022

Taoiseach does U-turn over appearing before Dáil committee on gender equality

The committee is addressing 45 recommendations including pay, childcare and tackling domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence

Fri, 30 Sep, 2022

Authorities powerless to prevent sex offenders from trawling dating apps

Killer and rapist Ian Horgan could trawl for dates anonymously online and the authorities had no power to prevent him doing so

Sat, 24 Sep, 2022

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Taoiseach 'too busy' to attend gender equality committee

Calls to avoid making issue a 'niche area' for equality minister

Fri, 16 Sep, 2022

Move to expand treatment of sex offenders in prison 'positive'

The Irish Prison Service wants to ultimately increase the percentage of sex offenders undergoing treatment from about 25% in recent years to as high as 80%

Thu, 23 Jun, 2022

Increasing number of sexual violence survivors reporting to gardaí — Rape Crisis Centre CEO

Only a third of those engaging with DRCC had reported the crimes to gardaí — but more and more survivors are coming forwards

Tue, 07 Sep, 2021

Alison O'Connor: Restrictions? Let's begin by lifting one that has solely targeted women

Article 42.1 does not confine women to their homes, but it has certainly contributed to denying our agency and autonomy

Fri, 23 Apr, 2021

Fergus Finlay: We must change language around sex crimes in quest for justice

That Noeline Blackwell one — the woman from the Rape Crisis Centre — drives me crazy. I can’t listen to her on the radio without getting angrier and angrier.

Tue, 23 Mar, 2021

Fergus Finlay: We must change language around sex crimes in quest for justice

That Noeline Blackwell one — the woman from the Rape Crisis Centre — drives me crazy. I can’t listen to her on the radio without getting angrier and angrier.

Tue, 23 Mar, 2021

Two decades on from the SAVI report, have we done enough to tackle sexual violence?

New research shows not enough has been done to tackle sexual violence and harassment over the past two decades, writes Noel Baker

Wed, 25 Nov, 2020

'Disgusting': Teen whose images were used online calls for clearer complaints procedure

A teenager who found images of herself used on a sordid Twitter account said that a clearer complaints procedure would have made dealing with the abuse easier.

Mon, 15 Jun, 2020

Images of Irish teen girls being used online without knowledge or consent

Images of hundreds of Irish teenage girls are being used on sordid Twitter accounts without their knowledge or consent.

Mon, 15 Jun, 2020

Webinar hears Irish legal system 'not fit for purpose' in dealing with violence against women

Irish courts are "not fit for purpose" when dealing with violence against women, experts on gender-based violence have said.

Thu, 11 Jun, 2020

Fake accounts with stolen, sexualised images of teen girls prompt call for action

Disturbing Twitter accounts, featuring stolen photos of more than 60 teenage girls from Cork captioned with degrading and highly sexualised language, have prompted calls for new legislation to protect young people online.

Wed, 06 May, 2020

Teens’ images abused and reposted on social media accounts

Images of more than 60 teenage girls from Cork captioned with highly sexualised and degrading language have been shared across three disturbing Twitter accounts.

Wed, 06 May, 2020

‘Rape myths dispelled’ by virus lockdown

The national director of Ireland’s sexual assault treatment units says the Covid-19 outbreak is helping to dispel “myths” around rape, with one person presenting each day despite the lockdown.

Tue, 21 Apr, 2020

Callers to national rape crisis helpline feel very 'isolated' amidst Covid-19 crisis

Callers to the national rape crisis helpline are feeling “intensely isolated and anxious” with the restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 measures.

Fri, 17 Apr, 2020

#StillHere: Campaign reminds those suffering sexual and domestic abuse help still available

A new awareness-raising campaign has been launched to let people know that domestic and sexual violence support services are still available during Covid-19 crisis.

Fri, 17 Apr, 2020

Irish Examiner View: Stand up to domestic violence

One of the unfortunate and enduring legacies of colonialism is that the idea of reporting someone to the authorities for wrongdoing is unacceptable. The ‘snitch’ remains an outcast figure in one strand of our culture.

Thu, 16 Apr, 2020

#100Consent: Irish TikTok stars join Dublin Rape Crisis Centre for new consent campaign

Ireland's most influential TikTokers are urging people to keep it 100 as part of a new consent campaign.

Wed, 04 Mar, 2020

17% increase in number of sex offenders jailed

According to details released under the Freedom of Information Act, 287 people were sent to prison for these offences in 2018.

Thu, 27 Feb, 2020

Sex-for-rent landlords warned 'law is not on your side'

A human rights lawyer is warning landlords that asking for sex in lieu of rent is a criminal offence.

Mon, 13 Jan, 2020

Victim's rights campaigner says Kriegel family's words were 'the most important' she's heard

A rape victim who successfully campaigned for victim impact statements to be introduced in court said hearing the Kriegels' words after their daughter’s killers were convicted of murder and sexual assault were “the most important" she’s heard since she started campaigning.

Thu, 07 Nov, 2019

Law Society 'appalled' by students' 'highly offensive' posts about female trainee solicitors