A human rights lawyer is warning landlords that asking for sex in lieu of rent is a criminal offence.

The DPP had argued the Court of Appeal should not have viewed a particular rape in isolation but rather as a "pattern of violent and abusive behaviour".

Hugely popular platforms for teenagers and pre-teens, such as Snapchat and TikTok, need to be included along with the major social media giants in State efforts to address online harms, a youth organisation has said.

The Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI) is facing "crunch-time" as demand for its expertise continues to grow but State funding support remains stagnant.

A rape victim who successfully campaigned for victim impact statements to be introduced in court said hearing the Kriegels' words after their daughter’s killers were convicted of murder and sexual assault were “the most important" she’s heard since she started campaigning.

Ann Marie Gill was speaking at a conference on sexual violence to mark 40 years of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.

The Department of Foreign Affairs says it helped more than 1,700 Irish citizens caught up in major incidents while abroad last year, including terrorist attacks, protests, and natural disaster.

The campaign called #100Consent — a play on the phrase "100%" — aims to send a clear message that being even 1% unsure when it comes to sexual consent could have devastating consequences.

The Christian Brothers, the worst offenders in the clerical child abuse scandal, tonight bowed to intense pressure and agreed to look for a possible new deal to make amends to its victims.

Dublin's Rape Crisis Centre says there has been an increase in the amount of people contacting its services since the Commission's Child Abuse report came out earlier this week.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre is urging people to be vigilant this bank holiday weekend.

More than one person was raped on average every day in Ireland this year, official crime figures have shown.

Two young men violently attacked and raped a middle-aged woman on a night-time walk, it emerged today.

The first group of specialist nurses qualified to forensically examine victims of rape graduated today.

Women were tonight urged to be vigilant of sexual predators who plan to target victims over the Easter bank holiday weekend.

Support groups for victims of child sex abuse are calling on the Government to delay the publication of the official report into clerical abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese.

More than half of all rape victims are preyed on by a stranger or someone they just met on a night out, it was revealed today.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre says its services are more in demand now than at any time in the past.

The number of first-time callers to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre's national helpline almost doubled last year.

Eight child protection organisations today united to launch a campaign to insist that the Government implement key policy changes promised after the publication of the Ryan report into abuse in Church-run institutions.