Questions around prior sexual experience are not relevant in sexual assault cases, says Dublin Rape Crisis Centre chief executive officer

Mother of one won civil action against MMA fighter on Friday after she accused him of rape in 2018 

Nikita Hand, who accused McGregor of raping her in a Dublin hotel in December 2018, was awarded €248,603.60 by the jury

Over the first 10 days of the trial, calls to the National Rape Crisis Helpline increased by almost 20%, and first-time callers increased by 50% compared to the same period last year

Why is abuse tolerated? Why must we rely on the courage of brave and often alone women to speak out?

Painful experience has taught the electorate to be sceptical of guarantees, no matter who makes them.

'Invisible epidemic': The survey found every third woman across the EU has experienced physical violence, including threats, or sexual violence

"Since the jury found in favour of Nikita Hand, there has been a strong effect across Irish society that we are feeling in Dublin Rape Crisis Centre," said chief executive Rachel Morrogh.

Thanks to the grit and tenacity of an ordinary Dublin hairdresser, the dial has moved a fraction

The judge also made no order in relation to the costs of James Lawrence, from whom she also sought damages for assault

The FIFA deal works out at an investment by the platform of €15m per game, almost three times more than the cost of a Premier League fixture.

'He is a sub-human, a monster. I am handing everything over to him. I am returning every piece of shame and guilt back to him. They belong to him,” Ms McHugh said

Policing Authority report said retirement numbers 'to fall off a cliff' within next five years due to 'mandatory retirement, combined with accelerated recruitment in the late 1990s and early 2000s'

The figure does not include ongoing responses to assist Irish citizens caught up in crises in the Middle East

Throughout the latter half of the last century, specific policy decisions directly affected the lives and behaviours of people from the northside of Cork

Paula Doyle was raped by a man she had known for years. It took five painful years for the case to come to trial, but she was determined to fight for justice

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre research also highlights 'worrying' prevalence of the myth that people 'often' make up false rape accusations

Her personal notes were written in 1999, following therapy sessions. She died in 2021. She had 22 years to decide to release them and she didn’t. Her final book was not this book

The potential roll back of proposals to ban the use of sexual assault victims’ counselling notes in court is of major concern to survivors and activists

Sex abuse survivors describe the pain of seeing loved ones support their abusers in court, often deterring justice