People accused of rape will be far less likely to avoid jail due to claims that their victim “consented” while drunk, under laws to be put forward today by the Government.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has expressed shock, but not surprise, that more than one in five Irish people think having sex without consent is acceptable in certain situations.

A definition of consent is urgently needed in Irish law but while we wait for the law to catch up, Jessica Casey hears how colleges are educating students on sexual consent

Thought-provoking stuff.

Troubled entertainer Bill Cosby said he paid women after sex to keep the affairs from his wife, suggested he was skilled at understanding non-verbal cues for sexual consent and called one of his accusers a liar.