800 women and children aided by domestic violence service in one day

Almost 800 women and children received accommodation and support from a domestic violence service — on a single day last year.

The deeply distressing experiences for 475 women and 301 children were outlined in a SAFE Ireland census, On Just One Day.

From that total, 120 women and 166 children were accommodated in a refuge, while 18 women could not be admitted to a protected shelter due to the lack of space.