IEC: Search - Irish Examiner

SEARCH

Total results: 829

Page 1 of 42

<p>The trailer, pulled by a tractor, featured people in wigs pursuing a female character who screamed and was pinned down on a mattress. Picture: TikTok</p>

St Patrick’s Day float referencing Epstein files draws condemnation

Charities call display, which mimicked a sexual assault, ‘an act of public grooming’ that normalises sexual violence

Thu, 19 Mar, 2026

<p>The report, 'Migrant Women Community Project on Domestic and Sexual Violence', is based on women who come from a variety of countries with diverse attitudes to domestic and gender-based violence. File picture</p>

Pilot project to boost domestic and sexual violence supports for migrant women

Groups collaborating on the report include Aoibhneas, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, AkiDwA, Cairde, AMAL, Latina Women Against Violence, and the Network of Ethnic Minority DSGBV Advocates

Thu, 19 Mar, 2026

<p>It is understood that the unit was put in place by Fiosrú following the guilty plea last year by Garda Trevor Bolger (pictured) for the 2012 assault of his then wife, Margaret Loftus. File photo: Collins Courts</p>

Specialist unit created to investigate domestic and sexual abuse complaints against gardaí

New Fiosrú unit will investigate complaints of domestic violence, coercive control and sexual abuse involving Garda members

Wed, 18 Mar, 2026

<p> Mary Crilly, founder and CEO of the Cork Sexual Violence Centre, at the CSVC premises on Camden Quay, Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan</p>

Mary Crilly to retire from Sexual Violence Centre Cork but says she will continue campaigning

Having founded the centre in 1983, chief executive Mary Crilly is about to step down — but intends to continue working on the Safe Gigs Ireland campaign

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

<p> Ciara Mangan, founder of Beyond Surviving said the results of the survey had now been sent to the Department of Justice as legislation on the use of counselling notes is due to come before the Oireachtas justice committee. Picture: Brian McEvoy</p>

Sexual assault survivors opting for counselling rather than criminal trial over fear of notes disclosure in court

One respondent to survey said: 'I am afraid to take my abuser to court in case my 10 years of counselling notes end up in court'

Thu, 05 Mar, 2026

<p>Thousands of UCD students protest on the campus calling for systemic change in how UCD responds to sexual violence and gender-based harm. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos</p>

'I was just a young student who wanted to do a medical degree': UCD student's life shattered by abuse images

In April last year, someone circulated images of the woman's 'naked, bruised, and unconscious' body to university staff through an unidentified ProtonMail account

Thu, 05 Mar, 2026

<p>UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU) is hosting a rally calling for systemic change in how the university responds to sexual violence and gender-based harm. Picture: University Observer</p>

Thousands protest at UCD over 'naked, bruised' images shared of student

Protest follows circulation of explicit image as student alleges lack of university support after reported assault

Wed, 04 Mar, 2026

<p>The Rotunda’s sexual assault treatment unit provides specialist, trauma-informed care to people aged 14 and over who have experienced rape or sexual assault. File photo</p>

Ireland's busiest sexual assault treatment unit records 12% rise in cases

Sexual assault treatment units provide 24/7 specialist care to people who have experienced sexual violence, including medical care, forensic examination, evidence storage, and access to psychological support

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

<p>In addition to Grok, people have also called for urgent action on other AI tools, including so-called 'AI-girlfriend' websites and apps, which allow the production of graphic deep-fake pornography of adult women and child sexual abuse imagery (CSAM).</p>

'It should be illegal,' says survivor of child sexual abuse about AI 'nudification' technology

Child protection experts warn AI-generated sexual imagery causes lasting trauma and are urging urgent bans and EU-wide regulation

Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

<p>As well as missing persons and victims of crime, cases dealt with by the Department of Foreign Affairs included serious injuries, arrests, mental health issues, and deaths abroad. Picture: iStock</p>

Almost 2,000 Irish people needed consular assistance in 2025

The 1,981 cases in 2025 also included serious injuries, arrests, mental health issues, and deaths abroad

Fri, 02 Jan, 2026

<p>Community Foundation Ireland board roles: Noeline Blackwell and Paul Rogers. </p>

S Community Foundation Ireland appoints human rights advocates

Rights campaigner Noeline Blackwell and Paul Rogers of Northside Partnership have joined the board of philanthropic hub Community Foundation Ireland

Wed, 05 Nov, 2025

<p>Joe Brolly conjured up a virtual Longford Rose to illustrate a point about Jim Gavin being too much of a shrinking violet for the presidential election, or the ‘Nasty Rose of Tralee’, as Brolly and podcast co-host Dion Fanning called it. File picture: Shane O'Neill</p>

Joe Brolly fallout: The slippery slope that leads to pornification of society

We like to think the days of reducing women to sexual objects are behind us, but recent stories are proof they are not

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

<p>Researchers said that boys could take a photo of any real girl from their social media accounts and use that image in the software to create their fake girlfriend</p>

Boys using 'AI girlfriends' to design a personal porn partner, conference hears

Researchers warn that teenage boys are creating pornographic 'AI girlfriends' using real girls’ photos, normalising violence and deepfake abuse

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">Sarah Monaghan says ‘it’s alarming that regressive and unhelpful narrative around masculinity, sex, and power are gaining ground’.</p>

The consent conversation: How to avoid grey areas in the modern dating scene

Students’ unions are organising consent workshops for freshers to promote safe and mutually enjoyable sexual experiences

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

<p>As mothers, we can use our power to create entitled, abusive man-children. Or we can use our power to bring up decent, respectful, responsible human beings. File photo</p>

S Jennifer Horgan: Mothers must recognise their huge influence on sons' lives

In Wendy Erskine's debut novel The Benefactors the role of mothers in excusing their sons' abhorrent behaviour gave Jennifer Horgan pause for thought

Fri, 05 Sep, 2025

<p>During a three-hour period in September last year, Natalie Ennis (then aged 37) was beaten to the head and body with metal pole, burned with a makeshift blow torch and a heated hammer head, cut with a knife, kicked and punched, had her hair cut off and was threatened with rape, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard. File picture</p>

Five men jailed for roles in 'cruel and sadistic' torture of woman over false accusation

The sentencing judge said the offending 'demonstrates the evils associated with the drugs trade' and its wider criminal associations

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

<p>The figures released by the Irish Prison Service to Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú gave the sex offender numbers in prison as of May 31 this year as 800. Stock picture</p>

Number of sex offenders in Irish jails up 16% amid ‘epidemic of violence against women’

MEP calls for suite of reforms including a review of sentencing for such crimes, and advanced training for circuit and district court judges

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

<p>The base of the Papal Cross in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, daubed in September 1980 with: 'If men got pregnant contraception and abortion would be sacraments.' File photo: Pat Langan/THE IRISH TIMES via Evelyn Conlon private collection</p>

Clodagh Finn: Lessons to save us from reinventing the wheel in the fight for equality

A book of essays on what happened after the famous contraceptive train from Dublin to Belfast in 1971 shows the need to keep an eye on the history books to see the progress that has been made

Sat, 28 Jun, 2025

<p>'[W]hile crimes of one kind or another can flare up at various times and places without apparent rhyme or reason, it is possible to see certain patterns in criminal behaviour over the years.' says ‘Irish Examiner’ court reporter Liam Heylin at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Anglesea St in Cork. <span class="contextmenu emphasis CaptionCredit">Picture: Dan Linehan</span>
</p>

S Cork crime: 'To get a sense of the place you live, it is worthwhile going to your local courthouse for a day'

Liam Heylin introduces our three-day series with a long view on the hard realities — and hope — he sees every day in our courts

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

<p>The increase was predominantly from September of 2024 and coincided with the release of the Report of the Scoping Inquiry into Historical Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools run by Religious and the subsequent media coverage. File picture</p>

Number of historical abuse allegations against Church rise by over 50% in a year

It is the highest number of new allegations in any reporting period since figures began to be published annually in 2009

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025