95% of rape cases end without a conviction

AS many as 95% of rape cases do not result in a conviction, according to the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI).

The organisation is concerned at the high numbers of cases that fail to reach court and result in a guilty verdict.

Legal co-ordinator of the RCNI Kate Mulkerrins said there was nothing to suggest anything had changed since a British study found Ireland had the lowest rate of convictions for rape across a number of European countries.