A judge who controversially jailed a businessman for six years for a garlic import scam has let a sex attacker walk free from court.

WOMEN’S groups have expressed disappointment at the limited remit of a long-awaited domestic violence office, details of which were announced yesterday.

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

YESTERDAY marked the second anniversary of the statutory rape crisis which arose when the Supreme Court found the existing legislation to be unconstitutional as it did not allow a defence of not guilty due to an honest mistake regarding the girl’s age.

The Wheel, the national association of charities, said their spending allocations should be increased to ensure their continued viability and survival.

Olive Braiden has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Arts Council under the first Arts Act in 30 years.

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

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has said it welcomes the decision by the Professional Footballers Association of Ireland to remove a blog post which linked the Ched Evans rape case to the Guildford Four and the Birmingham Six.

THERE was a broad welcome for the proposed constitutional amendment enshrining the rights of the child yesterday.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, Amnesty, the Council for Civil Liberties and One in Four have all condemned comments allegedly made by gardaí in Co Mayo, in which they allegedly joked about threatening to rape a female anti-Shell protestor who had been arrested.

THE Director of Public Prosecutions should explain why he did not pursue a case against a man who allegedly raped and imprisoned his stepdaughter over a 10-year period, it has been claimed.

A Dublin football star has been ordered to complete an anger management course before he is sentenced for an unprovoked attack on a man in a pub.

The Law Society says it's appalled to learn of inappropriate comments posted on a private messaging group by some of its students.

A STATE group tasked with overseeing child protection in Ireland has been set up — a year after former HSE chief executive Prof Brendan Drumm said the health service should not have responsibility for the sector.

A YOUNG woman who says she was raped at the age of 14 has spoken out against a justice system which she feels utterly let her down after her attacker walked free.

RAPE victims waiting years for their cases to be tried in court are having to deal with the added trauma of having them postponed at the last minute, Labour’s Brian O’Shea has claimed.