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Sex attacks by strangers on the increase

RAPE and sexual attacks by complete strangers are on the increase, the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has warned.

Mon, 24 Mar, 2003

Unanswered cries for help upset new rape crisis chief

THE Dublin Rape Crisis Centre’s inability to respond to every cry for help is troubling newly-appointed chief executive Rosemary Daly.

Tue, 10 Feb, 2004

Sexual violence - Overhaul of system is long overdue

CAMPAIGNERS will be encouraged by the revelation that Health Minister Mary Harney is actively considering ways of streamlining the State’s response to Ireland’s growing crisis of rape and sexual assault.

Fri, 10 Feb, 2006

Gardaí and PSNI to work with customs in clampdown on crime

GARDAÍ and police in the North have vowed to work with customs on either side of the Border in a concerted clampdown on smuggling and organised crime, Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy has said.

Sat, 11 Mar, 2006

Doctors ‘won’t be blamed’ for shortages

DOCTORS have reacted angrily to reports they are jeopardising the prosecution of rape and sexual assault trials by refusing to carry out vital forensic examinations.

Mon, 24 Jan, 2005

Hospital unit reports rising trend

THERE has been a dramatic increase in the number of women attending the Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU) in Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital who got too drunk to remember being assaulted.

Wed, 24 Nov, 2004

Rape victims wait 11 hours to be examined

SOME rape victims have to wait up to 11 hours to be examined because of a shortage of doctors trained to gather forensic evidence.

Thu, 08 Aug, 2002

Rape support group hopeful of €7m funding boost

THE Rape Crisis Network of Ireland is hopeful of securing additional funding for services dealing with sexual violence following a meeting with Finance Minister Brian Cowen in Dublin yesterday.

Wed, 16 Feb, 2005

Rape poster exhibition - Garda’s brainchild admirable

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.

Wed, 06 Oct, 2004

Refuge denied to many domestic violence victims

THERE will be no refuge for many victims of domestic violence who will flee their homes with their children over Christmas.

Wed, 21 Dec, 2005

Funding for rape crisis centres to be reviewed

Niamh Nolan

Fri, 11 Feb, 2005

Rape victims need help not delays

THE fact that some rape victims can endure a harrowing 11-hour delay before undergoing forensic examination is a damning comment on the inadequacy of our response to their plight, in a community where sex crimes have been swept under the carpet for decades.

Thu, 08 Aug, 2002

Striking posters in exhibition against assault

A VERY special exhibition that bombards the viewer with colour before revealing the bleakness and pain underneath is on show in the Axis Arts centre in Ballymun, Dublin.

Wed, 06 Oct, 2004

Prison chief showed no remorse for abuse

THE former prison governor who indecently assaulted a young girl 28 times showed no remorse, his victim claimed yesterday.

Thu, 01 Apr, 2004

Sharp rise in sex offences and gun crime

RAPE, serious sex offences and gun crime have jumped in the first half of this year, official statistics show.

Thu, 29 Jul, 2004

Sexual assault unit cuts victims’ treatment waiting time

Michael Brennan

Tue, 30 Aug, 2005

Dangers of drug-aided rape highlighted by campaign

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

Wed, 25 Sep, 2002

Rape cases plan under fire

RAPE Crisis groups last night criticised proposals by Justice Minister Michael McDowell to allow rape cases be heard in local courts.

Tue, 23 Jul, 2002

Rape verdict - DPP must appeal bizarre verdict

RAPE — no matter if the victim is male or female — is a most heinous crime.

Wed, 28 Jan, 2004

Sex with a child: 2 yearsStealing at work: 4 years

OVERLY lenient sentences for men found guilty of having sex with teenage girls are failing to protect the most vulnerable in society, child protection specialists have said. [Pictured: Barnardos' Fergus Finlay]

Sat, 19 Jun, 2010