Mr Justice Paul Carney’s apology to Fiona Doyle was likely to be genuine, reports Caroline O’Doherty

Supporters of rape victim Fiona Doyle are planning a solidarity rally outside Leinster House this weekend as anger over the handling of her case grows.

The system must ensure that sentences for convicted rapists reflect the crime, writes Dan Buckley

Record damages of €4m awarded by the High Court to a 55-year-old woman who was repeatedly raped and abused as a teenager may suggest juries are becoming more aware of the long-term effects of child sexual abuse, according to the Rape Crisis Network.

It’s the No 1 hit of the summer. But Robin Thicke’s video and lyrics have been accused of glamorising rape and abuse, says Ed Power

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said there may need to be a fresh abortion referendum to deal with women pregnant as a result of rape.

The country’s largest rape support group is reporting a rise in physical and other forms of violence accompanying rapes and sexual assaults.

The latest report on the incidence of rape, the most heinous of crimes against women, reflects a truly shocking picture of society where sexual violence, including gang rape, is now increasing alarmingly.

WITHIN our local park is a dog park — a large fenced off area where one can bring one’s dog to ‘run wild and free’ or, in other words, off the lead. It’s a good idea as it allows dogs to do their thing without compromising the safety or enjoyment of the main park for non-dog lovers. Dogs, after all, are.... well, dogs, and even though I am a dog lover and owner, I think that this is exactly how it should be.

The decision by murdered Jill Meagher’s husband, Thomas, to return to Australia “took a lot of courage”, his mother Joan said.

A convicted sex offender embraced by neighbours and friends — including a priest — prior to sentencing is due for release today.

Dublin football star Diarmuid Connolly has paid €5,000 to charities nominated by a man whose eye socket he fractured during an unprovoked attack in a pub.

A rape victim has said she is devastated by a judge’s decision to let her attacker walk free from court in order to look after his special needs children.

Dublin Gaelic football star Diarmuid Connolly has unreservedly apology to a man who suffered a fractured eye socket during an unprovoked attack in a pub.

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has said the abortion bill will not lead to a surge in demand for terminations and that the proposed bill is more pro-life than current arrangements for abortions.

Rape crisis groups want specialist education for judges and barristers and greater protection for victims in court.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN put it succinctly when he declared that “those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither”.

Children are no match for adults intent on harming them and they need to know that from an early age, a leading children’s charity has warned.

Gardaí said medical tests along with CCTV footage and witness statements will show if there is evidence to substantiate claims by a college student that she was raped by a taxi driver.

All too often, parents in the past were lulled into a false sense of security that their children were occupied watching television, but it was largely controlled. Now children have the added distractions of video games or the internet, which is essentially unmonitored, because they can expose children to dangerous levels of explicit sex and violence.