Sexual harassment

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Pubs face loss of licence if they don't protect staff and patrons from sexual harassment

Off-licences will have the option of opening from 10.30am to 10pm seven days a week, instead of only six days a week

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New full-time staff to tackle sexual violence in colleges

The move follows a national survey that found alarming levels of sexual harassment and violence in third-level institutions

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Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh drops sexual harassment case against RTÉ

According to RTÉ, no compensation has been paid

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Oireachtas urged to reveal number of bullying and harassment complaints made against politicians

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Tesla loses bid to shunt sex harassment case into arbitration

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Study to examine sexual harassment of students by teachers

Teachers' careers in the balance over 'spurious' complaints, union warns

Some staff have been left waiting up to 18 months for complaints to be resolved

Wed, 20 Apr, 2022

Unhappy Woman At Home With Computer Being Bullied Online On Social Media

Surge in secondary teachers enrolling on sexual harassment training programme

Programme developed by UCC was initially offered to teachers in seven Cork schools as part of a pilot project

Fri, 11 Mar, 2022

Learning the lessons from third-level sexual harassment

Figures show third-level institutions fielding a range of complaints about bullying and sexual harassment, but any rise in reporting is a positive sign, writes Noel Baker

Thu, 10 Mar, 2022

New codes of practice to tackle pay inequality and workplace harassment can be used in court

New codes will be legally admissible in evidence in proceedings before the courts, the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court

Wed, 09 Mar, 2022

Laws around 'cyberflashing' offences unclear

Sexual offences laws may not apply to the virtual world, says expert

Wed, 19 Jan, 2022

Knowledge of the law is crucial for a fair trial

Bullying and sexual harassment rife in legal profession, new findings reveal

Survey commissioned by the Law Society found one in three women and half of men experienced bullying, while half of women and one in eight men experienced sexual harassment

Thu, 21 Oct, 2021

70% of Irish arts workers experience harm in the workplace, survey shows

Female workers and freelancers most likely to have negative experiences

Thu, 21 Oct, 2021

60% of those sexually harassed experienced it in the workplace

New research from the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre highlights the prominence of sexual harassment in the workplace

Sat, 02 Oct, 2021

Costa Coffee to pay €20k to female worker, 19, who was sexually harassed by manager

In its findings, Labour Court chairman Tom Geraghty said the employee Shauna Quilty 'has a right to go to work without being subjected to unwanted pictures of her manager in his underwear or childish and offensive representations of male genitalia'

Fri, 17 Sep, 2021

New campaign aims to teach young people how to recognise and respond to signs of sexual violence

Spunout.ie asks people to share their stories about sexual violence, using the hashtag #BetterThanBefore on social media

Fri, 06 Aug, 2021

More than four out of five teens experience sexual harassment

Girls were more likely to be harassed than boys, while the LGBTQ community was more likely to experience sexual harassment than their heterosexual counterparts, according to a new report by the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland

Fri, 30 Jul, 2021

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Four out of five teenagers experience sexual harassment

Some 78% of adolescent participants said that sexual harassment occurred within their peer community, according to a new report

Thu, 29 Jul, 2021

Researchers must declare if they have been disciplined for bullying or sexual harassment under new funding rules

Researchers applying for funding will now have to declare they have not been sanctioned for bullying or sexual harassment under a new policy aimed at tackling harassment in the sector

Wed, 23 Jun, 2021

Ex-DCU worker wins €27k for being victimised by DCU after sexual harassment complaint

The claim for sexual harassment arose from a lewd comment made by a DCU staff member about an abstract painting on an office wall.

Mon, 31 May, 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

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Aoife Moore: Sexual harassment survey paints bleak picture of culture of silence

Anyone who is harassed — male or female — must feel safe to come forward, and that they will be believed and listened to

Thu, 24 Sep, 2020

Nursing home ordered to pay €150k to care workers after sexual harassment case

All three care assistants were dismissed following a flashpoint involving the resident on January 7, 2018

Wed, 23 Sep, 2020

Two-thirds of female senators report being sexually harassed

'When there's too many men, with perceived power, in a bubble that Leinster House is, they think they can act however they want'

Wed, 23 Sep, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Consent must be taught in schools

An open letter to the Minister for Education, Norma Foley, on the lack of adequate education around consent in secondary schools across Ireland.

Wed, 16 Sep, 2020

Aoife Moore: My sexual harassment story is not an outlier

It's been just over a week since academic Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin came forward with her experience of harassment at University College Dublin in The Irish Time.

Mon, 14 Sep, 2020

Third of female TDs sexually harassed

An Irish Examiner survey, carried out in the wake of Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin’s revelations about the campaign of harassment she suffered while working at UCD, found 12 TDs had been sexually harassed while at college, in their political activism, or while at work.

Mon, 14 Sep, 2020

Former MP Charlie Elphicke shouted ‘I’m a naughty Tory’ after assaulting woman, jury told

Former Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke chased a woman around his kitchen and chanted “I’m a naughty Tory” after sexually assaulting her, a court has heard.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

Louise O'Neill: 'It doesn’t matter if a young girl is saying yes. It’s an adult man’s job to say no'

I’m not on Twitter anymore and given everything I’ve heard about the site since - the viciousness, the constant outrage and in-fighting - I haven’t felt enticed to return.

Sat, 27 Jun, 2020

'I thought my life was over': Woman was 'victim blamed' after being filmed having sex

A young woman who was ‘slut shamed’ and ‘victim blamed’ after she was filmed having sex when drunk has warned young people of the consequences of sharing such images on social media.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

CUH cites impending court proceedings as it refuses to give review details

Cork University Hospital has refused to give details of a review, sparked by a sexual assault incident at the hospital, blaming "impending court proceedings".

Fri, 17 Apr, 2020

Ireland's top TikTok users are joining the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre in a campaign to end sexual harassment

The campaign called #100Consent — a play on the phrase "100%" — aims to send a clear message that being even 1% unsure when it comes to sexual consent could have devastating consequences.

Thu, 05 Mar, 2020

Women enduring hundreds of sexual abuse incidents before reporting it

Women may endure “hundreds” of incidents of abuse before they contact gardaí, a leading sexual assault treatment expert has claimed.

Thu, 27 Feb, 2020

UCC course to combat sexual abuse reaches wider audience

An anti-sexual abuse course developed in University College Cork is to be made mandatory for all new students at University College Dublin.

Tue, 25 Feb, 2020

Female worker who had breasts squeezed in series of incidents awarded €25k by tribunal

A female worker who had her breasts squeezed by a male colleague after he told her he "would look after" her chest infection has been awarded €25,000 for sexual harassment.

Mon, 27 Jan, 2020

Supermarket ordered to pay female deli worker €20k for 'extremely serious' sexual harassment by male colleague

A female deli worker who was kissed on the neck against her will and pinched by a male colleague has been awarded €20,000 for ongoing sexual harassment.

Wed, 01 Jan, 2020

Renters to be quizzed about sexual harassment by landlords in new survey

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has confirmed a large survey of renters will go ahead next year including questions about whether tenants have experienced sexual harassment from landlords.

Thu, 12 Dec, 2019

Fashion firm ordered to pay sales exec. €94k as case hears CEO hacked her intimate photos

A chief executive of a fashion company here hacked into a female colleague’s phone and downloaded the woman's personal intimate photos.

Mon, 09 Dec, 2019

Sexual harassment under-reported in the workplace, survey finds

Four out of five workers experiencing sexual harassment at work do not report the incident to their employer, according to a new survey from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2019

RCNI: Recording of sexual assaults should be a crime

The recording and distribution of sexual assaults, including rape, needs to be made a criminal offence, according to Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI).

Wed, 25 Sep, 2019

Call for accused anonymity in rape trials

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).

Tue, 23 Jul, 2019

13% of young people had sexual images of themselves shared online without consent - study

That's according to a study on cyberbullying and sexting among young people.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2019

Department of Justice launches 'No Excuses' sexual harassment and violence awareness radio ad campaign

The Department of Justice has today launched three new radio ads as part of the ongoing No Excuses campaign to raise awareness of sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Mon, 20 May, 2019

Justice Minister launches 'No Excuses' campaign highlighting sexual harassment attitudes

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has launched a new media campaign questioning people's attitudes to sexual harassment.

Thu, 09 May, 2019

30% rise in sex assault cases; DNA database assists in 870 cases

The State’s forensic science laboratory is seeing a “continuous upward trend” of sexual assault cases, with a 30% rise so far this year.

Wed, 10 Apr, 2019

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre support proposal to make colleges obliged to provide consent classes

“It must be part of a broader understanding to colleges that such behaviour is not acceptable."

Tue, 19 Mar, 2019

Colleges must provide sexual consent classes, report suggests

The Government-commissioned report has also proposed that colleges should record and report incidents of sexual harassment, assault and rape on campuses - rather than leaving it to the gardai.

Tue, 19 Mar, 2019

Feminism works like a charm: Rose McGowan on supporting female filmmakers

Actor-turned-activist Rose McGowan talks to Prudence Wade about supporting female filmmakers and how she’s been represented in the media

Tue, 12 Mar, 2019

Ireland has highest level of claimed sexual harassment in Europe

Ireland has the highest level of claimed sexual harassment in Europe - and is among the worst in the world.

Fri, 08 Mar, 2019

Government to publish plans to tackle sexual harassment and violence at third level

Government plans to introduce standards in the third level sector to tackle sexual harassment and violence are due to be published in the coming weeks.

Thu, 07 Mar, 2019