Rape Crisis Centre: 300% spike in calls since Murphy report

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has reported a 300% increase in calls to its helpline following the publication of the Murphy report into child sexual abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese.

Several support groups have reported a surge in calls to helplines after the report, published yesterday, exposed a widespread cover-up of child abuse involving senior figures in the Church, abetted in particular by senior gardaí.