Calls to rape crisis centres rise as funds fall

Rape Crisis Midwest has said the number of calls it receives year-on-year has steadily increased.

The organisation, which serves Limerick, Clare, and north Tipperary, received 350 calls in 2012.

The figures rose to 438 in 2013 and 578 in 2014, with signs of a further increase in 2015. To date, it has received 535 calls this year.