Ireland ‘in grip of sexual violence crisis’; Rape Crisis Centre sees demand for services soar

Ireland is in the grip of a sexual violence epidemic, according to the chief executive of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC).

Noeline Blackwell has called for a new type of conversation around issues including consent and pornography as figures from its latest annual report reveal that, in three-quarters of cases involving adults, the perpetrator was known to the victim.