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<p>Senator Regina Doherty: 'What I hope it genuinely does is make those people who have given references in the past to maybe think a little bit longer about the references they're giving.' Picture: Gareth Chaney</p>

Proposed law could make people 'think twice' about character references for sex offenders

Such references 'unchallenged, retraumatise victims of violent sexual crimes', said senator Regina Doherty.

Thu, 10 Feb, 2022

<p>Strategy expected to set out a plan to increase the number of refuge beds, increase supports and overhaul the justice system to provide greater support to victims.</p>

Government strategy on gender-based violence delayed

Strategy was due to be published by March but public consultation stage now expected to take longer than anticipated

Sat, 12 Feb, 2022

<p>Character references for sex criminals can leave victims distraught, campaigners say. File Picture</p>

Elaine Loughlin: Perpetrators of sexual violence do not deserve cloak of respectability

Why should the capacity to gather a crowd of so-called upstanding members of the community matter in the case of someone who is convicted of a sexual offence?

Tue, 15 Feb, 2022

<p>The Attorney General has reported to Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien on sex-for-rent practices. At present, it is not illegal to advertise accommodation in this way. File picture</p>

'A dangerous hell': More women facing sex-for-rent demands in Ireland's broken housing market

One landlord said he wanted photos of a prospective tenant and her future housemates before giving them an appointment to view his property

Sun, 20 Feb, 2022

<p>Mary Crilly, Director, Sexual Violence Centre Pic: Larry Cummins</p>

Nicole Glennon: Mary Crilly has spent four decades protecting victims of sexual violence

Dublin-born founding member of the Cork Sexual Violence Centre, Mary Crilly has been described as an “angel” by those she has assisted, who number in the thousands

Sat, 05 Mar, 2022

International Women's Day: 100 women changing Ireland in 2022

These women make it their business to disrupt our perception of what it means to be a woman in today’s world. Change-makers, powerbrokers, bias breakers and champions of humankind, prepare to be inspired by women in Ireland who are changing the world in 2022

Sat, 05 Mar, 2022

<p>Dublin Rape Crisis Centre CEO Noeline Blackwell said the consent awareness campaign will create “a real and lasting” legacy. Picture: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie</p>

Anonymous donors give almost €300k to launch consent awareness campaign

One of the campaign's goals to halve the number of people who believe sex without consent is OK in the next five years, and eventually reduce that figure to zero

Mon, 07 Mar, 2022

<p>Louise Heaney of Killinarden Heights, Tallaght, Dublin, pleaded guilty last year to publishing photos of Boy A and Boy B on Facebook in contravention of the Children's Act 2001. File picture: Collins Courts</p>

Woman who posted photo of Ana Kriégel killers on social media avoids jail

Murder trial had brought back the memory of the murder of the son of a friend of hers and she posted the picture in 'a momentary lapse of judgement', court heard

Wed, 09 Mar, 2022

<p>Refugees and migrants after leaving Libya, trying to reach Europe aboard an overcrowded rubber boat, north of Libyan coast, in 2018. In total 105 refugees and migrants from Bangladesh, Egypt, Nigeria, Marrocos, Gana, Pakistan, Sudan, Libya, Eritrea and Senegal were rescued in the overcrowded rubber boat.<span class="contextmenu emphasis CaptionCredit"> Picture: Felipe Dana/AP</span>
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Book Review: Sally Hayden tells forgotten tales of refugees at sea

Sally Hayden's book on those travelling the world's deadliest migration route is both heartrending and compelling, writes Noel Baker

Sat, 23 Apr, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: Retrofit plan will go up in smoke if we can’t find people to do the work

Elaine Loughlin: Has Varadkar lost his sense of direction amid sliding support?

Not even Fine Gael seems to know what Leo is up to

Tue, 29 Mar, 2022

<p>Noeline Blackwell also said that casual sexual harassment is still an issue in the workplace.</p>

Irish society must stop tolerating all forms of sexual abuse and harassment, committee told

Females disproportionately experience severe harassment online with "catastrophic consequences".

Thu, 31 Mar, 2022

<p>In 2017, five women accused comedian Louis CK of masturbating in front of them without their consent. On Sunday, April 3, 2022, he won best comedy album at the Grammys.</p>

Joyce Fegan: #MeToo is the real victim of cancel culture

In reality, it is more often than not victims of sexual assault who live in silence, winning neither Grammys nor a seat in the Oval Office

Sat, 09 Apr, 2022

<p>Marcos Vinicius De Silva Umbelino who was convicted of sexually assaulting the woman by groping and molesting her on the journey. He was also convicted of raping her at Harbour Road. Picture: Collins Courts</p>

Midlands trial the 'stuff of one's worst fears', says Dublin Rape Crisis Centre CEO

Noeline Blackwell said the case was the "stuff of one's worst fears".

Fri, 08 Apr, 2022

<p>According to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, one in every two children who are sexually abused suffers it at the hands of their own family.</p>

321 reports of child sexual abuse reported to Tusla in one month

There were nearly 4,500 reports of physical abuse logged with Tusla in 2021.

Sat, 23 Apr, 2022

<p>Mary Crilly is a founder of the Sexual Violence Centre Cork, which first opened in 1983 as the Cork Rape Crisis Centre. File picture: Larry Cummins</p>

Mary Crilly of Sexual Violence Centre Cork to be honoured with Freedom of the City

Ms Crilly is getting the award in recognition of her work in the areas of sexual and domestic violence, sex trafficking, female genital mutilation and stalking

Mon, 09 May, 2022

<p>More than half of the respondents who had experienced sexual abuse as children went on to experience sexual violence as an adult too. The majority had those experiences in West Cork.</p>

Survivors of sexual assault in West Cork are cut off from services

Survivors of sexual violence in West Cork face particular challenges — and any solutions are likely to be closely monitored in other rural areas around the country, writes Noel Baker

Mon, 30 May, 2022

<p>Amber Heard waits before the verdict was read at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse. <span class="contextmenu emphasis CaptionCredit">Picture: Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP</span>
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Joyce Fegan: MeToo isn't over — it's just time to regroup

With sex crimes, the focus is often on the accuser rather than the accused as we turn victim into villain

Sat, 04 Jun, 2022

<p>A leading Ukrainian MP has said a “huge thank you” for the welcome shown to her fellow citizens now living in Ireland. Picture: Sergei Grits/AP</p>

Ukrainian MP thanks Ireland for refugees' 'incredible welcome'

Party leader 'absolutely amazed' by support from Irish public

Thu, 02 Jun, 2022

<p>Marcos Vinicius De Silva Umbelino, aged 22, of Riverview, Kilbeggan, Co Westmeath, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his part in the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl in the Midlands. Pictures: Collins Courts</p>

Dearbhail McDonald: Rapists think they can get away with it — because most of them do

THE pandemic of sexual violence will only be eradicated when we address the underlying culture, attitudes, and beliefs that fuel it, writes Dearbhail McDonald