Fifth of Irish people think women make up or exaggerate claims of abuse or rape — survey

Some 69% of people in Ireland believe intimate partner violence against women in Ireland is either fairly or very common, according to the study published by the European Commission on attitudes towards violence against women.

Almost one in seven Irish people believe a woman is at least partially responsible if she suffers sexual violence while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to the findings of new EU-wide research.

A study published by the European Commission on attitudes towards violence against women found that 13% of people in the Republic of Ireland agreed that women who are sexually assaulted while affected by alcohol or drugs are partially to blame for what happened.