#Violence against women

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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

silhouette of depress woman standing in the dark with light shine behind
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

Shane Flanagan 30Jun CCJ4
'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

2024 MTV Video Music Awards - Show
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

Lubomir Puska Jnr and Viera Gaziova 9Jun CCJ2
'No proof' that sisters-in-law knew Puska had killed Ashling Murphy, say defence
Jozefina Grundzova and Viera Gaziova are on trial with their husbands, accused of impeding Jozef Puska's apprehension or prosecution by burning his clothes

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025

Teen woman with headache holding her head
Children are being re-traumatised as abusers weaponise the courts system
The contested idea of 'parental alienation' is giving abusers cover as court officials are not trained in domestic abuse 

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Gender based violence survivors
Open letter to ministers: Stop the use of clinical notes in rape cases
More than 60 professionals have co-signed a letter to five ministers saying defence lawyers should not be able to use clinical/therapy notes of rape and sexual assault victims as evidence in court

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Gareth O'Callaghan: A woman's house should be a home — not a place of fear and fatal control
Gareth O'Callaghan: A woman's house should be a home — not a place of fear and fatal control
From coercive control to murder, Gareth O'Callaghan explores what drives men like Richard Satchwell to kill their partners

Sun, 08 Jun, 2025

Hawe family inquest
'Release garda findings to aid domestic violence services', Clodagh Hawe's sister tells commissioner
Jacqueline Connolly says publishing the review into the Hawe family murders could help identify warning signs and save lives

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Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter believes online pornography played role in rape case
Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter believes online pornography played role in rape case
Caroline Darian tells the Hay festival in Wales that pornography websites are ‘part of the system’ of misogyny and violence

Fri, 30 May, 2025

Dramatic portrait of sad scared young woman on smart mobile phone suffering cyber bullying and harassment. feeling lonely, depre
Over 22,000 helpline calls to DRCC as survivors seek support in record numbers
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre says record-high contacts are linked to media reports and growing fears over online content

Thu, 29 May, 2025

Jozef Puska's brother couldn't tell gardaí more due to medication for back problems, court told
Jozef Puska's brother couldn't tell gardaí more due to medication for back problems, court told
Marek Puska recounted how he searched for his brother on the day of Ashling Murphy's murder

Fri, 23 May, 2025

Ashling Murphy 'kicked out really hard' during struggle with Jozef Puska, eye witness tells trial
Ashling Murphy 'kicked out really hard' during struggle with Jozef Puska, eye witness tells trial
Jozef Puska's brothers and sisters-in-law are accused of withholding information or assisting him after he had murdered 23-year-old school teacher Ashling Murphy in Tullamore three years ago

Thu, 22 May, 2025

Cork teenager could not look at baby after being raped by brother
Cork teenager could not look at baby after being raped by brother
Man already in jail is sentenced to further six and half years in prison 

Mon, 19 May, 2025

Sad woman
Prevalence of rape myths is bad news for justice system
Recent research commissioned by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre shows that the justice system has work to do in order to dispel the myths that linger around rape, writes Susan Leahy

Wed, 14 May, 2025

Fergus Finlay: Skorts row might seem silly but it highlights a bigger issue
S Fergus Finlay: Skorts row might seem silly but it highlights a bigger issue
Camogie’s skort rule is about more than sportswear — it’s a test of respect, choice, and how we treat women in Irish sport

Tue, 13 May, 2025

Brother of murdered Valerie French Kilroy writing book about her death and its aftermath
Brother of murdered Valerie French Kilroy writing book about her death and its aftermath
Writing the book was useful as a way to work through the case over the five years the family waited for it to go to trial and then re-trial, David French said

Sun, 11 May, 2025

Courts of Criminal Justice, Dublin
'I had my innocence stripped away from me,' girl raped by boys at Limerick Racecourse tells court
The now 18-year-old woman said that while she has to live with what happened to her for the rest of the life, she can also live with the fact that she told the truth

Mon, 28 Apr, 2025

Upset woman sitting on couch alone at home
GP: Women disclosing serious physical injuries due to sexual acts by partners
Medic says sexual violence is on the rise due to the influence of pornography

Fri, 25 Apr, 2025

Danielle McLaughlin's murderer to appeal double life sentence
Danielle McLaughlin's murderer to appeal double life sentence
At Bombay High Court, 31-year-old Vikat Bhagat challenged his conviction and sentence for the rape and murder of Donegal woman Danielle McLaughlin

Wed, 23 Apr, 2025

Every woman can relate to Chloe Koyce's hotel terror
S Every woman can relate to Chloe Koyce's hotel terror
Chloe Koyce’s story struck a chord because it’s one every Irish woman knows — too closely, too well

Fri, 18 Apr, 2025

Rape survivor Lorita O'Donoghue: I've never regretted waiving anonymity
Rape survivor Lorita O'Donoghue: I've never regretted waiving anonymity
She said she hopes her decision will help other rape survivors

Mon, 14 Apr, 2025

'I am a survivor of rape,' says Cork woman as her landlord gets seven years
'I am a survivor of rape,' says Cork woman as her landlord gets seven years
Lorita O’Donoghue said: 'I hope my voice can inspire others and give hope that they can overcome this ordeal too'

Fri, 11 Apr, 2025

Hickey Zolfaghari and Vicente CCJ1
'They knew I had said no': Woman raped by three men said she had not consented but 'they did not care'
Victim says women have been made to feel 'like we're the problem' but the real problem is the predators who 'think they can take advantage of vulnerable women'

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

Sarah Harte: Why Ireland still fails to learn from domestic homicides — and how we can change that
Sarah Harte: Why Ireland still fails to learn from domestic homicides — and how we can change that
Ireland urgently needs domestic homicide reviews to learn from preventable partner killings and close gaps in frontline responses

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
Continual massacre in Gaza lays bare shameful global political failure
The ongoing massacre in the region and Israel’s use of starvation and sexual violence as weapons lays bare a global political failure that is shameful

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

Mick Clifford: Strip search claims at Leinster House protest raise real questions — and some invented ones
S Mick Clifford: Strip search claims at Leinster House protest raise real questions — and some invented ones
Dáil claims of Garda sexual violence demand real investigation — but not at the cost of facts or credibility

Sun, 06 Apr, 2025

Girl had offered to perform sex act on three boys, Limerick racecourse rape trial hears
Girl had offered to perform sex act on three boys, Limerick racecourse rape trial hears
The jury were presented with evidence of memos of interviews which gardaí had with the teenager accused of aiding and abetting and false imprisonment

Mon, 31 Mar, 2025

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