Rape centre takes record number of calls

JUST 95 out of 335 people who sought counselling at the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) reported the crime to gardaí.

This statistic is contained in annual report of the DRCC, which in 2005 received the highest number of calls since it was established 25 years ago.

The organisation is calling for a fairer system of dealing with rape cases in court, as well as harsher sentences for perpetrators of sex crimes.