The Dublin Rape Crisis centre says reforming our rape laws will give victims more confidence to report the crime.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre says it is urgently in need of people to help maintain its 24-hour helpline.

Three women each give their view on the potential impact of the upcoming referendum on Irish healthcare.

Over a decade ago, plans surfaced suggesting Dublin was going to take water from the Shannon. It wasn’t a joke, writes Caroline O’Doherty

A review is underway to make the rape trial system fairer for victims.

The Taoiseach has urged Ireland to show some compassion as he launched a bid to overturn some of the strictest abortion rules in Europe.

Some victims of sexual violence were traumatised by reporting of the recent rugby rape trial, the chief executive of Nexus NI said.

Christmas time can trigger a rise in the frequency and severity of abuse against women and children.

National helpline agencies have joined forces to break the silence on sexual violence in relationships.

The amount of porn young teenagers are accessing is causing so much damage to their psychological growth it must be seen as a major public health crisis.

WE’RE notorious for alcoholism, but we Irish are also becoming addicted to sex, fuelled primarily by online porn, which is easily accessed by smartphones.

A judge has ordered Dublin football star Diarmuid Connolly to spend 80 hours teaching GAA to children following an unprovoked attack on a man in a pub.

Just over half of families of homicide victims and victims of rape and sexual assault say they were not informed by gardaí of support services, according to a new survey.

In the early ’90s, her lone voice exposed a dark period in history, writes Conall Ó Fátharta

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has said it is hopeful judges and legal professionals will soon take part in education programmes to help them better understand the consequences of sexual crimes.

A Dublin football star has been ordered to complete an anger management course before he is sentenced for an unprovoked attack on a man in a pub.

It’s the No 1 hit of the summer. But Robin Thicke’s video and lyrics have been accused of glamorising rape and abuse, says Ed Power

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said there may need to be a fresh abortion referendum to deal with women pregnant as a result of rape.

The country’s largest rape support group is reporting a rise in physical and other forms of violence accompanying rapes and sexual assaults.

The latest report on the incidence of rape, the most heinous of crimes against women, reflects a truly shocking picture of society where sexual violence, including gang rape, is now increasing alarmingly.