Rise in number of males attending Cork Sexual Assault Treatment Unit  

Dr Margo Noonan, head of the Cork Sexual Assault Treatment Unit. Picture: Dan Linehan

A record number of people attended the Cork Sexual Assault Treatment Unit last year, with a significant rise in the number of men attending the facility.

Margo Noonan, head of the Cork SATU, said provisional data indicated there were 190 new cases — a significant jump on the numbers seen in 2021 and higher than the previous peak of 165 people in 2019.