A JUDGE who accused the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) of abusing the judicial system has been criticised for his remarks by members of victim support organisations.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has called for media guidelines on the discussion of sexual assault following controversial comments by Newstalk presenter George Hook last week.

THE appalling crime of rape is revealed in all its horror by an exhibition of posters which opened in Dublin yesterday with the aim of heightening public awareness of this most heinous of offences.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has launched a new media campaign questioning people's attitudes to sexual harassment.

RAPE victims being taken to sexual assault treatment units in Dublin, Cork and Donegal are finding there is no doctor available to examine them when they arrive.

AT least one victim of drug-assisted rape or sexual abuse contacts the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) every week.

The movement which started in October, saw celebrities speak about their experiences of sexual harassment.

MORE THAN 4,000 disillusioned Catholics have used an Irish website to resign from the Church.

Campaigners are warning about the message sent out when a sex offender gets a suspended sentence.

A campaign to get men to pop the question is being launched as rape crisis groups work to clear up any doubts about the importance of sexual consent.

A RAPE crisis centre chief has expressed concern over the ease of access to online pornographic images after a public servant downloaded over 15,000 images and files of naked children.

The director of Dublin’s Rape Crisis Centre, Noeline Blackwell says there needs to be a change in legislation and in public attitudes towards rape.

There were 16,331 calls made to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre in 2005, according to the centre’s annual report published yesterday.

CALLS to the country’s only 24-hour rape crisis helpline increased by almost half in the past two years, leaving services for victims of sexual violence struggling to keep up with demand.

According to details released under the Freedom of Information Act, 287 people were sent to prison for these offences in 2018.

The number of child pornography court cases has increased by 250% over the past three years.

RAPE and sexual assault offences are on the rise but Ireland has the highest number of criminal cases collapsing before they reach the courts, it emerged yesterday.

THE DPP should be made accountable and give reasons for decisions not to pursue rape cases, leading academics and rape help groups have urged.