Higgins: Every day we wait for abuse of women to end, is a day too many

Belfast Lord Mayor Alderman Frank McCoubrey and Belfast City Council chief executive Suzanne Wylie signing the White Ribbon Charter pledge. The White Ribbon Charter campaign is a global movement to end male violence against women.

“Every day we wait for this appalling abuse of women and girls to end is a day too many.”

Those were the words of President Michael D Higgins as he addressed the Women’s Aid’s annual seminar, held virtually, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.