'I feel absolutely awful that people didn’t feel free to come forward'

There was no mysterious Vanishing Triangle in Ireland, no serial killer on the loose, because in many cases most signs pointed to stalking, abuse and intimate partner violence

Government’s zero-tolerance plan to tackle domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence is failing in several critical areas

A version of Coco's Law — named for Nicole 'Coco' Fox who took her own life after online and physical bullying — may be introduced across the EU

Under the Sexual Offences Act 2017, those who offer their services as a prostitute are no longer committing an offence.

Questions asked of victims by numerous professionals failed to "even begin to grasp the insidious nature of the coercive control that often underlies domestic and/or sexual violence in the home".

A group of current and former female members came forward as the Women of Honour last year to highlight gender-based violence, harassment and abuse in the Defence Forces.

Women call for complete investigation into gender-based violence, harassment bullying in the Defence Forces 'and everyone who needs to be called in to be called in'

It is men who have created the systems and the rules and the culture and the mores that belittle and demean women

"We do not value care work. People talk about the 'system being broken', but the system was never fixed in the first place. The career-care conundrum exists because the workplace is designed for you to work like you do not have a family, and raise a family like you don't work"

The normalisation of harassment has been linked to the shockingly high levels of sexual violence, particularly among young people, highlighted by the Central Statistics Office.

Survey also shows one in five adults experienced unwanted sexual violence as a child

A number of charities that saw the personal data they held on abuse victims stolen in a ransomware attack could face sanction from the data regulator.

The National Women’s Council of Ireland has says that the agency in its current form will “repeat the mistakes of the past”.

Long before MeToo made it possible to speak about sexual assault, Brendan Behan is alleged to have attempted to rape publicist Letty Cottin Pogrebin

We could all sit back and watch in shock and horror at the global sexual objectification and commodification of this child 40-odd years ago, were so much of the sentiment that drove her stardom not still around in our air and culture today

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre's "We-consent" campaign is a conversation we don’t just need to have — we have to have it. Especially men.

Geila Ibram, a 27-year-old woman from Romania, was found dead at a residence on Dock Road in Limerick on Tuesday

Companies are also reviewing their membership of the lobby group, which has appointed law firm Fox Williams to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct.

Absence of their children in their lives — sometimes even before incarceration — had a huge impact on mothers, new research finds

Another senator has called for the Defence Forces Chief of Staff to come before the Oireachtas to account for what he knew about abuse and sexual assaults in the armed forces.

A State inquiry could help bring about meaningful, positive change in the Defence Forces and the Department of Defence

Judge said guilty man 'had a plan' and had bought duct tape and a claw hammer on the day.

Army whistleblower Senator Tom Clonan says Seán Clancy should come before the Oireachtas to explain his remarks

Micheál Martin said a significant programme of reform and culture change in the Defence Forces is now required

Government measures to address issues in the Defence Forces include legislation, internal and external oversight, and a programme of culture change 

Tánaiste and Defence Minister Micheál Martin has confirmed there will now be a full State inquiry

The evidence of two psychiatrists in the trial was that Richard Burke was suffering from a mental disorder at the time

Men and women, boys and girls want to know what is meant by consent. The new ‘We-Consent’ campaign launched today is a chance to start the conversation and raise awareness

UCC report and the establishment of an Oireachtas taskforce underline how pervasive stalking and harassment have become

Is there any word in Irish history which carries a more visceral charge than ‘eviction’?There are few words that carry a more visceral charge in Irish history than ‘eviction’, other than perhaps, ‘famine’ and ‘emigration’.

Every week we hear about the deliberate killing of a human rights defender (HRD) somewhere in the world. In a typical week, there are five or six murders of people peacefully defending the rights of others.

The previous contested bail hearing was told the man was "someone known to her and her friend through personal online abuse on various social media accounts"

One sister said in her victim impact statement: "I’m also glad I have prevented anyone else from being hurt."

Security forces broke up several of the demonstrations using water cannons and tear gas, activists said.

The for-profit global corporations of our online lives must learn that there is no profit in tolerating child exploitation, grooming, misogyny and sexual exploitation, writes Dr Clíona Saidléar.

The court heard the defendant "has no memory of the incident but takes full responsibility. He was suffering auditory and other hallucinations."

Martin Doyle had pleaded not guilty to all the charges and continues to deny the offending

The core functions of the agency will include planning, commissioning, and funding DSGBV services, as well as supporting awareness campaigns and research

It will be "before the summer recess at the latest" before the bill, which stalking victim Eve McDowell herself worked on, can benefit from it.

The man's solicitor said: “He is deeply upset at the hurt he caused. He did not engage in any victim blaming or anything like that."

The judge also described Christopher Stokes' behaviour as cruel and the threats he made as sinister

Boiling water was poured on her back and she was left lying seriously injured in her home which was then set on fire

Neighbours found her lying in the hall of her home covered in blood as her partner stood over her with a slash hook in his hand