Figures show 98% rise in calls from survivors to Rape Crisis Centres during lockdown

The RCNI data also shows that 781 people aged between 12 and 23 called the six helplines.

Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) has released data showing a "significant increase" in calls to its centres during the Covid-19  lockdown.

The RCNI's figures from six Rape Crisis Centres during the coronavirus pandemic from March to June shows that calls to their helplines went up by almost a quarter, 23%, when compared to the same period last year.