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Cash-starved sex assault units ‘on verge of collapse’

THE country’s struggling network of sexual assault units will collapse without extra funding, rape crisis centres have warned.

Thu, 18 Nov, 2004

Barriers to counselling have to go

THE growing level of violence accompanying the heinous crime of rape is extremely disturbing.

Thu, 18 Aug, 2005

Irish rape conviction rate under 2%

ONLY 1% to 2% of reported rape cases in Ireland result in a conviction, figures show. Ireland has the lowest conviction rate of 21 European countries surveyed.

Fri, 03 Oct, 2003

‘Grave concern’ over increase in sexual violence

Cormac O’Keeffe

Thu, 18 Aug, 2005

Rape poster exhibition - Garda’s brainchild admirable

THE appalling crime of rape is revealed in all its horror by an exhibition of posters which opened in Dublin yesterday with the aim of heightening public awareness of this most heinous of offences.

Wed, 06 Oct, 2004

Dangers of drug-aided rape highlighted by campaign

AT least one victim of drug-assisted rape or sexual abuse contacts the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) every week.

Wed, 25 Sep, 2002

Rape victims in Galway must travel 300 miles to be examined

RAPISTS in Galway have a greater chance of getting away with the crime because victims have to travel 300 miles to be forensically examined, it was claimed yesterday.

Mon, 18 Aug, 2003

Rape cases plan under fire

RAPE Crisis groups last night criticised proposals by Justice Minister Michael McDowell to allow rape cases be heard in local courts.

Tue, 23 Jul, 2002

Rape verdict - DPP must appeal bizarre verdict

RAPE — no matter if the victim is male or female — is a most heinous crime.

Wed, 28 Jan, 2004

Funding for rape crisis centres to be reviewed

Niamh Nolan

Fri, 11 Feb, 2005

Rape victims wait 11 hours to be examined

SOME rape victims have to wait up to 11 hours to be examined because of a shortage of doctors trained to gather forensic evidence.

Thu, 08 Aug, 2002

Rape support group hopeful of €7m funding boost

THE Rape Crisis Network of Ireland is hopeful of securing additional funding for services dealing with sexual violence following a meeting with Finance Minister Brian Cowen in Dublin yesterday.

Wed, 16 Feb, 2005

Striking posters in exhibition against assault

A VERY special exhibition that bombards the viewer with colour before revealing the bleakness and pain underneath is on show in the Axis Arts centre in Ballymun, Dublin.

Wed, 06 Oct, 2004

Prison chief showed no remorse for abuse

THE former prison governor who indecently assaulted a young girl 28 times showed no remorse, his victim claimed yesterday.

Thu, 01 Apr, 2004

Gardaí and PSNI to work with customs in clampdown on crime

GARDAÍ and police in the North have vowed to work with customs on either side of the Border in a concerted clampdown on smuggling and organised crime, Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy has said.

Sat, 11 Mar, 2006

Doctors ‘won’t be blamed’ for shortages

DOCTORS have reacted angrily to reports they are jeopardising the prosecution of rape and sexual assault trials by refusing to carry out vital forensic examinations.

Mon, 24 Jan, 2005

Hospital unit reports rising trend

THERE has been a dramatic increase in the number of women attending the Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU) in Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital who got too drunk to remember being assaulted.

Wed, 24 Nov, 2004

Sharp rise in sex offences and gun crime

RAPE, serious sex offences and gun crime have jumped in the first half of this year, official statistics show.

Thu, 29 Jul, 2004

Sexual assault unit cuts victims’ treatment waiting time

Michael Brennan

Tue, 30 Aug, 2005

State paid for two teens to have abortions since poll

THE State has paid for two teenagers in its care to have abortions abroad since the referendum to limit abortion here was defeated a year ago.

Mon, 17 Mar, 2003