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<p>A report has also identified “significant gaps” in the supervision of scrapped prosecutions by gardaí in the district court.</p>

Corruption threat posed by gardaí who abuse power for sexual gain is 'poorly grasped'

The Garda Inspectorate said this problem had “profound” human rights implications for victims and the organisation.

Thu, 25 Mar, 2021

Missing chance to redress tragic child abuse tale

ON Nov 27 I got a very sad phonecall from Bernadette Fahy and a text from Paddy Doyle.Both Bernadette and Paddy are amazing people who are survivors of institutional abuse.

Thu, 05 Dec, 2013

<p>Sexual violence doesn’t always involve physical violence. It can also involve intimidation, pressure, exploitation of vulnerability, abuse of a position of trust or authority. It always involves betrayal.</p>

Fergus Finlay: We have an epidemic of sexual violence on our hands

It is men who have created the systems and the rules and the culture and the mores that belittle and demean women

Tue, 25 Apr, 2023

30% rise in sex assault cases; DNA database assists in 870 cases

The State’s forensic science laboratory is seeing a “continuous upward trend” of sexual assault cases, with a 30% rise so far this year.

Wed, 10 Apr, 2019

<p>Writer Joan Didion receives an Honorary Doctor of Letters in Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2009.</p>

S Jennifer Horgan: I really admire Joan Didion’s work — that's why I won’t buy her new book

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

Fri, 14 Feb, 2025

Louise O’Neill: The empty seat at the table becomes more apparent when everything else remains the same

I estimate that this is the fourth Christmas column I’ve written for the Irish Examiner, and while I haven’t looked back at the others, I have a sneaking suspicion there are certain similarities between them all.

Fri, 20 Dec, 2019

Jimmy Savile’s unmasking gives pause for thought

What has tumbled out in the aftershock of Jimmy Savile’s unmasking as a serial abuser has given pause for thought on many fronts, writes Michael Clifford.

Sat, 18 May, 2013

<p>In the 1980s, the state began sending young (predominantly northside) men, still in their teenage years, to Spike Island — often for the crime of joyriding. When Spike Island closed, young men were sent up to Dublin, to Mountjoy, where more serious drug-related connections were made.</p>

S Jennifer Horgan: Placing punishment on top of social inequality is a policy failure

Throughout the latter half of the last century, specific policy decisions directly affected the lives and behaviours of people from the northside of Cork

Fri, 24 Jan, 2025

<p>In 2020, the Workplace Relations Commission ordered the Minister for Defence to pay €117,814 in compensation to Yvonne Ryan after finding she was victim to gender discrimination arising from 'an unacceptable systematic failure' in the Defence Forces. Picture: Kieran Ryan-Benson</p>

'God and the Rape Crisis Centre are helping me': Yvonne O'Rouke on Defence Forces abuse

As she prepares her submission for the tribunal of inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment and bullying within the Defence Forces, Yvonne must relive her traumas

Sun, 08 Sep, 2024

<p>Relationship and sexuality education (RSE) is one strand of four included on the revamped Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) course to be rolled out to students starting post-primary school this year. File picture: Larry Cummins</p>

First years to be taught about influence of porn, consent, and gender identity

Lesson outcomes from the new Junior Cycle sex education curriculum have been published by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment

Tue, 16 May, 2023

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">Sarah Monaghan says ‘it’s alarming that regressive and unhelpful narrative around masculinity, sex, and power are gaining ground’.</p>

The consent conversation: How to avoid grey areas in the modern dating scene

Students’ unions are organising consent workshops for freshers to promote safe and mutually enjoyable sexual experiences

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

<p>DAZN branding during a welterweight bout between Conah Walker and Lewis Ritson</p>

S The Pitch: DAZN to seek Irish broadcast partner to share its $1bn FIFA risk

The FIFA deal works out at an investment by the platform of €15m per game, almost three times more than the cost of a Premier League fixture.

Thu, 12 Dec, 2024

Special Report: Communities ready to fight the Shannon to Dublin pipeline

Over a decade ago, plans surfaced suggesting Dublin was going to take water from the Shannon. It wasn’t a joke, writes Caroline O’Doherty

Mon, 14 May, 2018

Hot 100: Spring's best movies, music, fashion, food, books and much more

Our writers reveal their top picks for the season ahead

Sat, 01 Jan, 2022

Child pornography sentencing: How do we treat those who view child abuse?

Wrong language, weak sentences, poor resources: victims and those who support them are frustrated with the criminal justice system’s response to child sexual abuse material. Caroline O’Doherty reports

Mon, 06 May, 2019

12 things to get you off the couch this Christmas

From Christmas Day swims to Christmas tree flings, there’s no excuse to be a couch potato this festive season, with lots on offer to get you and your loved ones up, out, and on the move, writes Susan O’Shea.

Mon, 23 Dec, 2019

<p>One woman who had accessed the family law courts in Co. Kerry has alleged that the <span lang="EN-GB">since-retired </span>Judge James O'Connor (pictured) <span lang="EN-GB">rang her and texted her on a few occasions to meet up. </span>Photo: Domnick Walsh</p>

Mick Clifford: Where’s the zero tolerance minister?

While the Justice Minister's commitment to tackle gender-based violence is welcome, Mick Clifford highlights some areas around the issue that have yet to come under the spotlight

Sun, 23 Jan, 2022

Murder accused was victim of abuse, court hears

A man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend and stabbing her mother could have lost control because of severe paranoia and very poor impulse control caused by "a continuum of abuse" in his childhood, a psychiatrist told a murder jury today.

Fri, 22 Nov, 2002

<p>Natasha O'Brien with her mother, Anne, attending a protest in Limerick.</p>

S Fergus Finlay: I would like to meet Natasha O'Brien and tell her how very sorry I am

Because of men, the absolute minimum that we have to do right now is apologise to Natasha O’Brien

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

<p>As mothers, we can use our power to create entitled, abusive man-children. Or we can use our power to bring up decent, respectful, responsible human beings. File photo</p>

S Jennifer Horgan: Mothers must recognise their huge influence on sons' lives

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

Fri, 05 Sep, 2025