'Dark trend': Limerick and North Cork record highest level of domestic abuse cases in a decade

More than 2,500 cases of domestic abuse were reported in Limerick in 2023

There are now 128 garda call-outs for domestic abuse incidents every day of the year, according to Aontú's general election candidate in Limerick city, councillor Sarah Beasley. File picture: Dominic Lipinski, PA

Limerick recorded the highest level of domestic abuse cases in a decade last year.

The Limerick garda division recorded 2,584 such cases in 2023, compared to 989 in 2014. In the first three months of 2024, 544 cases were reported there.