Just 40% of sex assault and harassment allegations investigated by college authorities

Aoibhinn Ni Shúilleabháiin recently revealed how she had been subject to regular sexual harassment by a professor at UCD.

Only four in every 10 allegations of sexual assault and harassment reported by third-level students in the past six years were investigated by college authorities.

New figures published by the Department of Education show only 49 cases of 120 reported sexual assault and harassment by students since the 2013/14 academic year were followed up with an investigation by the relevant third-level institution.