In Wendy Erskine's debut novel The Benefactors the role of mothers in excusing their sons' abhorrent behaviour gave Jennifer Horgan pause for thought

The sentencing judge said the offending 'demonstrates the evils associated with the drugs trade' and its wider criminal associations

MEP calls for suite of reforms including a review of sentencing for such crimes, and advanced training for circuit and district court judges

A book of essays on what happened after the famous contraceptive train from Dublin to Belfast in 1971 shows the need to keep an eye on the history books to see the progress that has been made

Liam Heylin introduces our three-day series with a long view on the hard realities — and hope — he sees every day in our courts

It is the highest number of new allegations in any reporting period since figures began to be published annually in 2009

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre says record-high contacts are linked to media reports and growing fears over online content

Irishwomen United (IWU) member Evelyn Conlon and academic Rebecca Phelan cement the movement in Irish history

Recent research commissioned by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre shows that the justice system has work to do in order to dispel the myths that linger around rape, writes Susan Leahy

Advocates say universities must improve their reporting systems when it concerns sexual harassment and assault

Victim says women have been made to feel 'like we're the problem' but the real problem is the predators who 'think they can take advantage of vulnerable women'

Neglected as a child, radicalised as a young woman, Máirín de Burca founded the Irish Women's Liberation Movement, leading to huge social change 

Conor McGregor's twisted rhetoric and the show Adolescence hit the headlines in the same week, showing just how mainstream toxic masculinity has become. We must act, writes Fergus Finlay

In the Republic, 39% of respondents strongly or somewhat agreed with the proposition that 'when it comes to giving women equal rights with men, things have gone far enough in my country'

'Incomprehensible' that we publish details of tax evaders but not a list of people convicted of rape or serious sexual assault, says justice minister

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

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

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

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

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