Ireland’s housing crisis traps many women in abusive situations, UN hears

'Domestic violence remains a leading cause of homelessness for women and children,' the UN’s Universal Period Review said.

Ireland’s housing crisis is increasing the risk of homelessness for women and is trapping many in abusive situations, the United Nations has been told.

In a submission on the UN’s latest global human rights check-in for Ireland, the first in five years, the National Women’s Council of Ireland said that many recommendations from the last review in 2021 are still only partially implemented.