Dublin Rape Crisis Centre: Ireland has failed to tackle 'epidemic' of sexual violence over past two decades

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Chief Executive, Noeline Blackwell said the figures were "not surprising". File Picture

The chief executive of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has queried whether the country has failed to tackle the "epidemic" of sexual violence over the past two decades and said changes were needed across society, including in the education and justice systems.

Noeline Blackwell said of the findings, published today by researchers from Trinity College Dublin and NUI Maynooth: "We are at the start of the journey rather than having made significant progress."