Ireland near top of EU-wide survey on abuse against women

Irish women suffer physical, psychological, and cyber violence frequently in Ireland, according to 80% questioned in the first EU-wide survey of its kind.

The figure is among the highest in the EU, and while those saying they have personally been victims of violence is lower, it may suggest massive under-reporting.

More than one in six women said they had been abused either physically or sexually or both by a partner, while more than a quarter said they had been similarly abused or raped by somebody.