Women to probe root causes of sexual and domestic violence at FemFest

Director of the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) Orla O'Connor. Picture: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland

Young women will gather in Dublin today for the National Women’s Council’s FemFest event, which aims to probe the root causes of sexual and domestic violence.

One in five young women have suffered intimate relationship abuse, and 27% have experienced rape, according to the event's organisers.