VICTIMS of physical violence and “emotional distress” — such as harassment and stalking — are legally entitled to give a victim impact statement in court.

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RAPE crisis groups have called on people upset by the release of Larry Murphy to get help if they need it.

THE Rape Crisis Centre has said the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) should meet the victims of clerical abuse in Cloyne to discuss his decision not to seek prosecution against the alleged serial paedophile in the 2008 Cloyne report.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has criticised the leniency of the sentence handed down to Tom Humphries.

There are growing calls for a Government-funded study on the extent of sexual violence in Ireland.

"The damage that is done in sexually exploiting a child can be lifelong."

Transition Year students will be given classes on sexual consent under a new scheme.

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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 head of a victims’ support charity has called for guidelines on how the media cover the issue of rape.

There were two separate prizes of €500,000 collected from the National Lottery office in Dublin today.

Almost €400,000 out of a nationwide total of more than €1.5m was paid into Kerry District Court poor boxes last year.

The Justice Minister has said there needs to be a zero-tolerance approach to sexual assault.

Sexual assaults are becoming more violent, according to the Chair of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.

Minister for Children Katherine Zappone says she hopes that a proposed new study on sexual violence in Ireland will move forward.

Survivors of sexual violence are starting to feel more confident about coming forward, according to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.

The last ground breaking research was published in 2002 and did not include male victims or social media.

“The trouble is we have been trying to identify how best to combat sexual violence without modern data. It’s not even that it’s not up to date; it’s just antiquated.”