#Violence against women

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Sarah Harte: Women are expected to be like ninjas in making it safely home
female farmer planting rice in Africa, Malawi
Irish funding has made space for women in Malawi 
We cannot allow conflict and cutbacks to reverse 20 years of fighting gender-based violence and discrimination for women, writes Alice Kachere

Wed, 24 Dec, 2025

Prisoner XL
Waterford man jailed for raping his neighbour just after she returned home from surgery
The man also has previous convictions for the sexual abuse of his stepdaughter

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

Woman standing in window
Nasty notes and malicious rumours: One woman's terrifying experience with a stalker
An Irish woman living in the UK describes how routine gestures and neighbourly contact morphed into a sustained and terrifying stalking campaign

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

Women and children trapped between domestic violence and  homelessness, report finds
Women and children trapped between domestic violence and  homelessness, report finds
Surviors have to choose to stay with abuser or navigate the housing crisis, says National Women’s Council

Fri, 28 Nov, 2025

Body found in Kildare reservoir following serious assault on woman
Body found in Kildare reservoir following serious assault on woman
A house fire was extinguished shortly after 6am in Oaklawn West, Leixlip

Mon, 24 Nov, 2025

Jennie's law puts onus on abused to act
Jennie's law puts onus on abused to act
Jennie's Law is a triumph for the Poole family and campaigners and the public nature of it is unheard of for 'behind closed doors' Ireland. But it needs to go further to work, writes Mary-Louise Lynch 

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025

Record levels of internet grooming spark calls for stronger Online Safety Bill
Only 4% of women targeted by online sexual harassment report it to gardaí, research shows
Despite 42% of women saying their mental health was impacted, just 3% said they would go to sexual violence and rape services for support, while just 4% said they would report such an incident to gardaí

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

Sarah Harte: Families of murdered women know how the system has let them down — listen to them 
Sarah Harte: Families of murdered women know how the system has let them down — listen to them 
A ‘5 Books That Could Save Your Life’ event highlighted how the voices of survivors and families of victims killed by their partners must be at the centre of our response to domestic abuse and coercive control if we are to prevent more domestic homicides

Wed, 29 Oct, 2025

‘No means no,’ judge tells man who sexually assaulted ex-girlfriend
‘No means no,’ judge tells man who sexually assaulted ex-girlfriend
Court hears the man denied sexually assaulting the injured party, and claimed he kissed her by consent twice before she objected a third time

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

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Irish Examiner view: Societal cancer that is gender-based violence must be cut out
The moves to introduce Jennie’s Law, which would allow for a public register of people convicted of domestic violence against a partner or former partner, are welcome, overdue, and should be accelerated

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

You're not protecting women and children with violent protests
You're not protecting women and children with violent protests
When it becomes routine to connect migration with sexual crimes, any incident is a potential tinder box

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

Katriona O'Sullivan: 'Even in the darkest moments, there was so much brightness, too'
Katriona O'Sullivan: 'Even in the darkest moments, there was so much brightness, too'
As guest editor, Annmarie O’Connor wanted to interview a person who had faced the rubble of life. Here, she talks to Katriona O’Sullivan about picking up the pieces

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

Psychologists raise alarm over use of victims’ counselling notes in sexual assault trials
Psychologists raise alarm over use of victims’ counselling notes in sexual assault trials
Psychologists and Cork campaigner Mary Crilly warn that disclosing counselling notes in sex offence trials breaches survivor trust and safety

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

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14 years for man who subjected his ex to 'breathtaking' violence, stabbing her 50 times
Judge said 21-year-old Niamh Kelly's 'carefree days are gone' given the lifelong injuries inflicted on her by her ex-boyfriend

Mon, 20 Oct, 2025

Balance.
Man accused of pulling head of female cabin crew member down to his groin to face trial in higher court
It is alleged that the man 'grabbed her and pulled her head down toward his groin to the point where it was touching it'

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

Court hears Cork man told woman 'I will kill you' while holding knife to her neck
Court hears Cork man told woman 'I will kill you' while holding knife to her neck
It is also alleged that Kevin Buckley had choked the young woman a number of times

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

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'Trafficking victims in Cork don't come forward for fear of court or deportation'
'All we need is your age and first name': Sexual assault treatment unit specialist encourages trafficking victims who may have been sexually assaulted to come forward

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Man accused of repeatedly punching woman tells Cork court 'she only got a few scratches'
Man accused of repeatedly punching woman tells Cork court 'she only got a few scratches'
The defendant also claimed that she was the one who first assaulted him

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Technology has supercharged backlash against women's equality
Technology has supercharged backlash against women's equality
The widespread exposure of young children to violent pornography means many young people have no idea what a normal healthy relationship looks like 

Wed, 24 Sep, 2025

Domestic violance
Housing crisis fuelling violence against women, conference to hear
A conference will hear how the housing crisis is trapping women in abusive relationships and fuelling gender-based violence

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

Garda boss considering Taser stun guns for frontline members
Garda boss considering Taser stun guns for frontline members
The new Garda Commissioner said he sees reports regularly showing that frontline gardaí are under 'significant pressure' and that, on a 'weekly basis', members are being injured

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025

Cork man to be tried in criminal court on charges of harassing and assaulting woman
Cork man to be tried in criminal court on charges of harassing and assaulting woman
He is also accused of grossly offensive communication with the woman

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025

Domestic violance
Hair and beauty staff trained to spot signs of domestic abuse under new initiative
New initiative will equip hair and beauty professionals with training and resources to recognise abuse, offer support, and guide clients to services

Thu, 28 Aug, 2025

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Surge in number of pregnant women suffering domestic violence 
One in six pregnant women affected become homeless as a direct result of domestic violence

Tue, 26 Aug, 2025

Fergus Finlay: Ailbhe Griffith’s story shows how corrosive misogyny drives violence against women
Fergus Finlay: Ailbhe Griffith’s story shows how corrosive misogyny drives violence against women
Survivor Ailbhe Griffith’s story reveals how misogyny, not lust, drives violence — and why society must confront it directly

Tue, 26 Aug, 2025

Courts of Criminal Justice, Dublin
Why is the system steering clear of restorative justice for rape victims?
Restorative justice could be the key to recovery for victims — but a reluctance to give access to it robs them of that possibility

Mon, 25 Aug, 2025

Taliban's return to power extinguished hard-won gains for women's rights
Taliban's return to power extinguished hard-won gains for women's rights
Mahbooba Faiz and her husband and son fled Afghanistan for Ireland during the fall of Kabul. She's determined to fight for the women who were unable to leave

Fri, 15 Aug, 2025

Vanessa Whyte and children service of removal
Jennifer Horgan: Bereaved families want to discuss domestic homicide — we owe it to them to talk about it
Being 'shocked' at domestic homicides is not good enough. They happen all the time, everywhere, in all kinds of settings, and we need to talk about them

Fri, 01 Aug, 2025

Commissioner lauches new report on transforming An Garda Siochana 2018-2024
Extreme online pornography 'fuelling gender violence', says Garda boss
Garda boss says tech firms are making "billions" from "corrupting" young men

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Rape victim moved into emergency accommodation with daughter out of fear of her partner
Rape victim moved into emergency accommodation with daughter out of fear of her partner
Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring said the woman should understand that she did nothing wrong at all and that the guilt lies at his door and his door only

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Sarah Harte: Domestic killings rooted in male control and entitlement, not mental illness
Sarah Harte: Domestic killings rooted in male control and entitlement, not mental illness
Recent tragedies expose a violent continuum of misogyny in Ireland — from verbal abuse to fatal domestic control and coercion

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

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'He's still out there': Alanna Quinn Idris says nobody has given up the attacker who blinded her
Woman who lost an eye in attack says: 'He’s still walking around and as far as I know he is from my hometown of Ballyfermot, so that will always play on my mind'

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Intimidation
Teenage rape sentencing: Why it did not shock me
According to the EU Fundamental Rights Agency, 35% of women in Ireland have experienced abuse from an intimate partner. And that’s just the ones who felt safe enough to speak up, writes Méabh Cusack

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Man in prison
Woman 'passing the shame on' to rapist as he is jailed for seven years
The judge said the father of five took advantage of the woman's 'sleeping and probably intoxicated condition', ignored her protests, appeared to mock her and used a degree of violence beyond that inherent in the act of rape

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Number of sex offenders in Irish jails up 16% amid ‘epidemic of violence against women’
Number of sex offenders in Irish jails up 16% amid ‘epidemic of violence against women’
MEP calls for suite of reforms including a review of sentencing for such crimes, and advanced training for circuit and district court judges

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

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New Cork/Kerry centre 'has met dozens of migrants trafficked for sexual exploitation' 
As it formally launches its Cork and Kerry service, Ruhama says it has already dealt with 80 alleged victims of sexual exploitation and human trafficking in the region

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

Cork man jailed for woman's false imprisonment in 'prolonged and terrifying' assault
Cork man jailed for woman's false imprisonment in 'prolonged and terrifying' assault
Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard the defendant 'called her vile, derogatory and degrading names before grabbing her by the throat causing her to believe she would be strangled'

Fri, 04 Jul, 2025

Injured Woman Neck
Young women are getting strokes and seizures — it's time to ban 'choking' porn 
Young women are presenting at A&E with strokes, seizures and brain injuries, because of sexual techniques men are learning from pornography. We have to act, writes Ruth Breslin 

Thu, 03 Jul, 2025

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'Betrayal beyond words': Garda impersonated colleague to incite men to rape and kill her
Former garda told a court a colleague carried out a 'calculated, predatory act of violence' by impersonating her online and inciting men to come to her home and rape her

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Woman in fear of domestic abuse
Domestic violence now 'endemic', says Women’s Aid as abuse reports hit 50-year high
Women’s Aid dealt with the highest number of abuse reports in its 50-year history, calling domestic violence 'endemic'

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

Never leave your drink alone
10% of those attending sexual assault treatment units reported multiple assailants
One in ten people attending Ireland's six SATUs last year said they had been assaulted by two or more individuals

Sun, 22 Jun, 2025

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S Margaret Loftus: Domestic abuse survivor’s ordeal inside An Garda Síochána exposed
Margaret Loftus, a former garda, details her harrowing experience of domestic abuse and institutional betrayal within An Garda Síochána

Thu, 19 Jun, 2025

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Sarah Harte: Same old crap being served up with a veneer of feminist empowerment
Two images led Sarah Harte to think about developments since the #MeToo movement and the whole sex positive idea for women

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

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Irish survivors to tell UN session why they want a ban on use of counselling notes in rape trials
Beyond Surviving founder Ciara Mangan and other Irish representatives will tell the meeting in Geneva that defence lawyers' use of a victim's clinical notes can cause 'significant harm and suffering'

Sun, 15 Jun, 2025

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