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<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>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>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>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

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>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

<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>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

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>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

<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>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>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>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>Higher education institutions have been accused of not doing enough to tackle sexual harassment on campus. File picture.</p>

75 reports of sexual harassment in colleges and universities made in five years

Irish colleges have spent €170,000 on legal costs and investigation costs relating to sexual harassment between 2015 and 2020.

Mon, 07 Feb, 2022

<p>Sligo Rape Crisis Centre CEO David Madden said when people then hear of assaults in other parts of the country, it further adds to the fear. File Picture.</p>

Mounting fear and anxiety over number of attacks on women

An e protest, named Sligo Take Back The Streets, is taking place this weekend following alleged sexual assaults on two young teenage girls on the western outskirts of the town.

Fri, 04 Feb, 2022

<p>Noeline Blackwell said this week's incident was designed to create a nuisance and a disruption, but she stressed the attempt failed.</p>

Cyber-flasher hijacks another Zoom talk on violence against women

Zoom seminar was hijacked on Tuesday night

Wed, 26 Jan, 2022

<p>Karina Molloy, Honor Murphy, Yvonne O'Rourke and Diane Byrne arrive for a meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence Simon Coveney TD at Iveagh House, Dublin. Picture: Chaney/Collins Photos</p>

Women of Honour group rejects ‘shameful’ Defence Forces review

Allegations of sexism, bullying, sexual assault and rape in the Defence Forces were uncovered in an RTÉ documentary last year

Tue, 25 Jan, 2022

<p>One woman who had accessed the family law courts in Co. Kerry has alleged that the <span lang="EN-GB">since-retired </span>Judge James O'Connor (pictured) <span lang="EN-GB">rang her and texted her on a few occasions to meet up. </span>Photo: Domnick Walsh</p>

Mick Clifford: Where’s the zero tolerance minister?

While the Justice Minister's commitment to tackle gender-based violence is welcome, Mick Clifford highlights some areas around the issue that have yet to come under the spotlight

Sun, 23 Jan, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: Long history of empty promises in response to violence against women

Two years before Ashling Murphy was born, a comprehsive government taskforce report on violence against women was published

Tue, 18 Jan, 2022