Calls to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre's 24-hour hotline were up by 12.5%, according to figures released today.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has reported record levels of calls to its helpline last year.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre is advising people that their service is open over the Christmas period.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre says it was inundated with calls to its 24-hour helpline after Friday's Late, Late Show, which featured a young woman who discussed her experience of childhood sexual abuse.

A heightened awareness of consent is one of a number of reasons why there has been an increase in young people seeking help from rape crisis centres.

Forty-four per cent of all calls to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre last year related to child sex abuse, according to figures released today by the centre.

Calls to Dublin's Rape Crisis Centre have increased by 18%, annual statistics have revealed.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has reported a 300% increase in calls to its helpline following the publication of the Murphy report into child sexual abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese.

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 has expressed concern at increased levels of violence accompanying rapes and sexual assaults in Ireland.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre is urging young people to stay safe this summer if they are travelling abroad.

Calls to The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre helpline have spiked following the broadcast of a television programme depicting a sexually violent storyline.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has expressed concern about the number of teenagers who are raped or sexually abused in Ireland.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre is beginning a 16-day campaign to help end violence against women and girls around the world.

The number of rape victims seeking help has doubled in the last three years.

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

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has reported a 75% increase in calls to its helpline service since the publication of the Ferns Report last month.

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

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has said its counsellors are already flat out dealing with calls ahead of the publication of the report into clerical sex abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Network is launching a new campaign for the Christmas period aimed at potential perpetrators.