McEntee: Ireland has accepted 'stark' domestic violence figures for too long 

One in three women in Europe have experienced some form of physical or sexual violence; one in 20 have been raped; and two in five have experienced psychological abuse from a current or former partner

Justice Minister Helen McEntee speaks at the launch of the Zero Tolerance strategy to tackle domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence, in June this year. Picture: Maxwells

Ireland has accepted its "stark" domestic violence figures for too long, the justice minister has said.

Helen McEntee gave a run-through of her strategy to combat gender-based violence during an address to the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) on Thursday.